Remain in Mexico

The Biden administration is deciding whether to institute a policy that would force some migrants to await their asylum hearings in Texas.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Biden administration was within its rights when it ended the Trump-era immigration and asylum policy known as "Remain in Mexico."

The decision is a setback for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who filed suit against the Biden administration when the White House tried to rescind the policy.

The Supreme Court set the argument for mid-April, putting an exclamation point on what has already been a blockbuster term. A decision in the case is expected in June.

Migrants seeking to enter the United States will again have to stay in Mexico as they await immigration hearings, as the Biden administration reluctantly announced plans to comply with a court order.

In a memorandum, Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced the termination of a Trump-era immigration program, the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) — also known as “Remain in Mexico.”

Eleven Republican governors gathered in Mission, Texas to announce a plan they say President Joe Biden must follow to effectively combat the humanitarian crisis created by the record number of migrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border.

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to block a federal court ruling to reinstate the controversial Trump-era Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) that required asylum seekers to wait in dangerous conditions in Mexico for their day in court.

The controversial policy sent tens of thousands of asylum seekers to wait out their U.S. court proceedings in Mexican border cities.

One centers on the use of military funds to pay for building part of a border wall. The other revolves around the "Remain in Mexico" policy that makes asylum-seekers stay out of the U.S.