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Border Security terms
The line itself and its enforcement.
Catch and release A critics' label for releasing apprehended migrants into the U.S. to await immigration proceedings rather than detaining them. Remain in Mexico A policy, begun in 2019, that sent asylum seekers who crossed the southern border to wait in Mexico while their U.S. cases were decided. Visa overstay Remaining in the United States after a legal visa or authorized period of stay has expired, a major source of unauthorized presence.