The Biden Administration is considering reviving the Trump-era policy of requiring U.S. asylum seekers to stay in Mexico while their claims are processed, despite President Joe Biden's efforts to end the practice.
People walk at the San Ysidro crossing port in Mexico. GUILLERMO ARIAS/ Agence France-Presse via Getty Images
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The federal government is being ordered to put the policy back in place by a court after the Biden Administration announced it was ending.
The policy of "Remain in Mexico" was implemented by President Donald Trump's administration in 2019, but Biden officials wanted to end it.
The Department of Homeland Security did not confirm the reported timetable in a statement to Forbes, but did say that the federal government is working to reimplement the policy "as promptly as possible" to be in compliance with the court order.
The federal government did not follow proper procedures to cancel the program, and the judge said that the benefits should have been taken into account. The Supreme Court upheld the court order that forced the government to restart the policy in August. Mayorkas acknowledged in a memo last month that illegal border crossing dropped while the policy was in place but also claimed that it did more harm than good by putting asylum seekers in danger. Many migrants faced unsafe living conditions in Mexico and lacked access to legal representation.
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According to two immigration officials, vulnerable populations are expected to be excused from going to Mexico. The Covid-19 vaccine will be offered to those being sent to Mexico.
Since Biden took office, the number of illegal border crossings has gone up. The number of encounters along the southwestern border increased from 78,000 in January to 213,000 in July, and has remained around 200,000 per month since. Border encounters were less than 50,000 a month.
Biden is restarting Trump's "Remain in Mexico" policy.
The Biden administration is trying to end the policy of remaining in Mexico.
The Supreme Court wants Biden to return to Mexico.
