Biden administration ends Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
by Guardian staff and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#62B5Q)
Homeland security says it ended policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings hours after judge lifted an order
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said that it has ended a Trump-era policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in US immigration court, hours after a judge lifted an order, in effect since December, that the so-called Remain in Mexico rule be reinstated.
The timing had been in doubt since the US supreme court ruled on 30 June that the Biden administration could end the policy.
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