Trump’s Remain-in-Mexico Asylum Policy Revived by Judge
- Ruling faults Biden’s Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas
- Decision marks another immigration setback for new president
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A federal judge ordered the Biden administration to revive a controversial policy begun under former President Donald Trump that forces immigrants seeking U.S. asylum at the southern border to wait in Mexico while their applications are pending.
U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk in Amarillo, Texas, ruled late Friday that the Biden administration “failed to consider several critical factors,” including the benefits of the Remain in Mexico policy, before ending the program.