Top Court Rejects Biden, Allows Revival of Trump Asylum Rule
- Asylum seekers required to remain in Mexico under Trump policy
- Pandemic concerns have largely superseded Migrant Protocols
Migrants arrive to El Ceibo, Guatemala on Aug. 18.
Photographer: Johan Ordonez/AFP/Getty Images
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A divided U.S. Supreme Court rejected President Joe Biden on a contentious immigration issue, clearing the way for resumption of a Trump-era policy requiring asylum seekers at the southern border to wait in Mexico for their cases to be processed.
In a one-paragraph order Tuesday, the high court left in force a lower court ruling that requires the Biden administration to restart the policy, which has forced almost 70,000 asylum-seekers to remain in Mexico while their applications are processed. Biden’s Department of Homeland Security rescinded the so-called “remain in Mexico” policy on June 1.