Biden Administration Urges Supreme Court to Let It Drop ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program

Biden Administration Urges Supreme Court to Let It Drop ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program
The sun rises behind the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Nov. 10, 2020. Alex Brandon/AP Photo
Matthew Vadum
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The Biden administration told the Supreme Court on April 26 that it shouldn’t have to continue operating the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” program that requires 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 Feb. 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.