Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Thursday that migrants who try to enter the United States illegally will be returned to Mexico for the duration of their immigration proceedings, and won’t wait inside the U.S.

DHS and the Mexican foreign ministry simultaneously made the announcement Thursday as Nielsen was testifying before the House Judiciary Committee, where she outlined the plan to lawmakers.

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