‘Remain in Mexico’ dispute
February 25, 2022
On Friday the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear President Biden’s argument to revoke the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” policy. The immigration policy forces migrants to stay in Mexico while awaiting their U.S. asylum hearings. The justices will hear a Biden administration appeal of a lower court ruling which reinstated “Remain in Mexico.” The Biden administration, in its appeal to the Supreme Court, said it is being “forced to reinstate and continue implementing indefinitely a controversial policy” that exposes migrants to safety risks, harms relations with Mexico, and is not the most effective measure to deter illegal immigration. The administration further argues that the lower courts are unacceptably interfering with the historically broad authority the U.S. presidents have over immigration and foreign affairs.
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