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Should asylum seekers be required to remain in Mexico while their cases are processed?

This policy, often referred to as "Remain in Mexico," requires asylum seekers to stay in Mexico while U.S. immigration courts review their claims. It aims to manage the flow of asylum cases and reduce pressure on U.S. facilities. Proponents argue that it prevents overcrowding in U.S. detention centers, deters frivolous claims, and ensures an orderly asylum process. Opponents argue that it places vulnerable individuals in dangerous conditions, denies them adequate legal support, and violates international asylum protections.

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 @B2KL8LV from North Carolina  answered…1yr1Y

It depends on the case, but most of the time people who are fleeing from Mexico should be given a safe place to reside.

 @B5DHVJP from California  answered…1yr1Y

No, establishing a deal with Mexico where we can have a cross border area that both nations can ensure the human rights of the asylum seekers as their cases are processed.

 @B46VKHT from Virginia  answered…1yr1Y

This presumed a racial profile claiming that asylum seekers are only regard to Mexico rather than the whole support status. I think in general they should wait status for approval in the current country they are in depending on the circumstances like a dictorial government like a corruption of power like Haiti, North Korea and others alike. If requiring the fleeing from one home country to find another of peace and livilyhood. It should be understood that proper measures are put in place but also audited to all accounts like a Government agency meaning to be audited as well.

 @B2KPKM3 from Minnesota  answered…1yr1Y

they should be required to stay wherever they are from while their case is being processed not to tarnish a relationship with Mexico.

 @BDW86BV from California  answered…3wks3W

No, but they should not be released freely into the general public either. I would suggest using ankle monitors until their case can be heard.

 @BDLFYBJ from New York  answered…1mo1MO

I don’t care about asylum, they shouldnt come in.

 @BDG4C63 from Arkansas  answered…2mos2MO

No asylum is to be given

 @BBRDTVP from South Carolina  answered…4mos4MO

Asylum seekers should have a safe place to reside while their asylum claim is adjudicated. The US, Canada, and Mexico should have a multinational agreement to fairly balance the impact on each country.

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Elizabeth Warren Walks Back Murder Comments

Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence.“No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything. And it was a horrible murder, a tragic loss for his family.” Warren this week condemned the shooting, but added that people “can be pushed only so far.”"We'll say it over and over," Warren said on MSNBC’S “The ReidOut.” " Violence is never the answer. This guy [Luigi Mangione] gets a trial who's allegedly killed the CEO of UnitedHealth, but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."In a statement to POLITICO, Warren said, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for murder.” Top Republicans denounced Warren's comments and the walked-back rhetoric, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) calling it “inappropriate and dangerous.”Some House Democrats asked about the incident on Thursday pivoted the conversation to discuss policy options on health care or gun safety.“I don't really know that this is really a space that Congress normally weighs in on,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). “But at the end of the day, I think it’s an opportunity, because now people are talking about health care and to talk about the fact that this industry has honestly not been as helpful as it could be.”“Violence is never the answer,” said Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.). “We know that there are people suffering, there’s great challenges in healthcare. There's great challenges, and people have, in fact, been wronged, but a process of governance is the way to address that, not violence.”And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who denounced the murder, said the killer should be prosecuted and that “I do know that allegedly a ghost gun was used, and we should also ban ghost guns. There's no reason for them beyond the streets.”

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