'This will ease the burden of migrants who are returned to Mexico with little money and lots of needs,' a director in Juarez said.
Chihuahua state officials said Wednesday that while migrant petitions are vetted, they can help fill the work void in places like Juarez. These permits called Clave Unica de Registro de Poblacion will be available this week on the Mexican side of the Bridge of the Americas at the National Immigration Institution facility.
COESPO works with migrants to enter their names onto a list and issue them appointment numbers with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection in El Paso. Migrant Protection Protocols is a program where migrants seeking asylum get sent to Mexico for their waiting period. "The ability to support themselves is critical, so I think that is certainly going to be helpful," Lopez said. However,"I don't think giving people work permits in Mexico makes the Migrant Protection Protocols acceptable. The MPP program still denies them access to attorneys and a safe well-being while they are waiting on their asylum claims," she added."So, it's not a solution to MPP.
"They might have returned to their countries or are trying to enter through other border cities," Valenzuela said. Getting a work permit isn't as easy as going to a window, filling out a form and getting a stamped paper. The applicant must be 18 and abiding by the asylum-seekers protocol.
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