U.S. ready to restart "Remain in Mexico" border policy in November

U.S. prepared to restart "Remain in Mexico" border policy in November

Oct 18, 2021 by Us - CBSNews.com

Key Facts

  • Granting a request by Republican attorneys general in Texas and Missouri, a federal judge in August the Biden administration to reinstate the so-called "Remain in Mexico" border program, which required 70,000 non-Mexican migrants to wait outside the U.S. for their asylum hearings.
  • While it is appealing that decision and planning to terminate the policy a second time, the Biden administration is currently legally obligated to comply with the August court order in "good faith."
  • To show it is complying with the court order, the administration said it is hiring contractors to rebuild tent courts in Laredo and Brownsville, Texas, where asylum-seekers returned to Mexico would attend hearings on their petitions for U.S. refuge.
  • The revival of "Remain in Mexico," even if court-mandated, would represent a crushing setback for immigrant advocates and a remarkable policy shift for the Biden administration, which has promised to reverse Trump-era border practices it has called inhumane and ineffective.

Click To Read Full Article

GEOGRAPHY
PERSON
LAW
GROUP
ORGANIZATION
WORK OF ART
MISCELLANEOUS

This story was produced by the Kwhen Automated News Generator. For more articles like this, please visit us at finance.kwhen.com. Write to editors@kwhen.com. © 2021 Kwhen Inc.

Was this content valuable for you?