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Biden can end ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy, US Supreme Court rules

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President Joe Biden suspended the policy on his first day in office in January 2021, but lower United States courts ordered it reinstated in response to a lawsuit from Republican-led states [File: Christian Chavez/AP Photo]

The US Supreme Court has ruled that the administration of President Joe Biden properly ended a Trump-era policy that forced some asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for their United States immigration hearings.

The top court justices issued a five-to-four decision on Thursday in a case that centred on the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) – commonly referred to as “Remain in Mexico”, a policy first instituted under former President Donald Trump.

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