Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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UPDATED 1:33 PM PT — Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018
The Trump administration is taking historic action to confront the wave of migrants at the border.
On Thursday, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announced that Central American migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. will be sent to Mexico while their cases are being processed.
Nielsen said the Mexican government has been cooperating with the new policy, and will offer humanitarian visas and work permits, so the migrants can live in the country while they wait for a decision.
“I cannot overstate the significance of these developments — we are taking lawful, unilateral action to stop illegal entry,” stated Secretary Nielsen. “Mexico is taking its own appropriate actions in response, and our two countries have committed to a major regional plan to solve this crisis.”
Any migrant that is not granted asylum in the U.S. will be returned to their home country.