Political and Legislative
A Court Decision Puts Biden in a Difficult Position With the Trump-Era ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy
A string of recent court decisions has put President Biden in a predicament: Re-implement his predecessor’s Remain in Mexico policy in good faith or turn to Trump-era tactics to dismantle the divisive immigration rule.
A lower court decision upheld by the Supreme Court last month orders the White House to resume former President Trump’s Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) — a program Biden pledged to end during the 2020 campaign.
Critics of the program, first enacted in December 2018, argue it essentially blocks migrants from applying for asylum. Since its implementation, the U.S. has pushed as many as 70,000 people back to Mexico, forcing them to wait in border towns for their day in U.S. immigration court.
