05/17/2024
  • The Biden administration said it plans to reinstate Trump’s ‘remain in Mexico’ policy 
  • The policy makes asylum seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court 
  • U.S. Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas ended the policy in June after an internal review, saying it achieved ‘mixed effectiveness’  
  • But in August a federal judge sided with Texas and Missouri, saying the policy needed to be reinstated ‘in good faith’ 
  • DHS said in a statement that it ‘remains committed to building a safe, orderly, and humane immigration system that upholds our laws and values’