Source: NPR
On Monday, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan announced that starting next week, DHS will be ending the “catch and release” policy, which allows families apprehended at the border to enter the United States and await their hearings instead of being detained.
McAleenan states, “If migrant family units do not claim fear of return, they will be quickly returned to their country of origin, in close collaboration with Central American countries. If they do claim fear, they will generally be returned to Mexico under the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP),” also known as “Remain in Mexico.” See DHS.