The Biden administration told the Supreme Court on April 26 that it should not have to continue operating the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” program that required non-Mexican asylum-seekers arriving at the southern border to wait in Mexico for processing.
The case at hand is Biden v. Texas, court file 21-954. The high court agreed on February 18 to hear the case, an appeal from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. One hour was set aside for the hearing, but it ran 1 hour and 47 minutes.
Upon assuming office, Biden halted enrollments in the program, part of the Migrant Protection Protocols enforced by then-President Donald Trump, which was created to discourage individuals from making fraudulent asylum claims.
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