The resurgence of this program, initiated by Donald Trump, constitutes a failure for the administration of President Joe Biden.
The United States Supreme Court said Tuesday, August 24 that an immigration policy forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for their summons date must be reinstated, dealing a blow to President Joe’s administration Biden.
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In the program “Stay in mexicoBy former President Donald Trump, tens of thousands of non-Mexican asylum seekers – most of them from Central America – have been returned across the border pending the outcome of their claims. Joe Biden’s administration quickly began to dismantle this controversial policy, officially called “Migrant protection protocols”(PPM). This move made its way through the US court system, prompting the Biden administration to ask the Supreme Court to put the reinstatement of the program on hold.
In a brief unsigned order, the high court said on Tuesday August 24 that “the request for a stay … is rejected“. According to the document, the court’s three progressive justices – Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan – said they would have allowed the suspension.
The case can now proceed at a lower level, before a court of appeal. Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said he “regrets that the Supreme Court refused to grant a stay“. He added that “while the appeal process continues, however, DHS will comply with the order in good faith».
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Immigrant rights groups also protested the Supreme Court’s order. “Today’s SCOTUS (Supreme Court) decision, which forces the re-establishment of the “Stay in Mexico” policy, is nothing short of cruel“Said Yael Schacher, Senior U.S. Counsel at Refugees International, adding that”the Biden administration should not view this decision as a mandate.»
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