Asylum seekers may soon find that instead of waiting until they arrive at the US-Mexico border to meet with a US immigration official, they can schedule an appointment to meet with officials at processing centers in Latin America, far from the border, who will determine their eligibility for relocation, asylum, and other pathways to immigration.
This is a great analysis. And just like CBP One we see the outsourcing of asylum. And then we see it outsourced to private companies. Because that's what the U.S. always does. And there will be next to no transparency.
We’ve done this in Australia with offshore refugee processing centres and it’s an absolute blight on our nation’s soul. We’ve had suicides, poor mental health outcomes, total secrecy about the process and the centres themselves. It’s a BAD idea! Horrific idea. And it’s all geared towards discouraging asylum seeking, and lining the pockets of companies in the government sphere of influence at the same time.
It will be up to Congress to demand a certain minimum level of transparency. The Admin may be beginning to stand up RPCs by shifting funds around. But they’ll be asking funding for the program in next year’s budget and in budgets going forward. It’s enough of an innovation and involves foreign-located facilities that both Oversight and further budget battles will demand a lot of info. The reporting standards can be set (and reset as the program evolves) by Congress
This is a great analysis. And just like CBP One we see the outsourcing of asylum. And then we see it outsourced to private companies. Because that's what the U.S. always does. And there will be next to no transparency.
Thank you for this very valuable context.
We’ve done this in Australia with offshore refugee processing centres and it’s an absolute blight on our nation’s soul. We’ve had suicides, poor mental health outcomes, total secrecy about the process and the centres themselves. It’s a BAD idea! Horrific idea. And it’s all geared towards discouraging asylum seeking, and lining the pockets of companies in the government sphere of influence at the same time.
It will be up to Congress to demand a certain minimum level of transparency. The Admin may be beginning to stand up RPCs by shifting funds around. But they’ll be asking funding for the program in next year’s budget and in budgets going forward. It’s enough of an innovation and involves foreign-located facilities that both Oversight and further budget battles will demand a lot of info. The reporting standards can be set (and reset as the program evolves) by Congress