Homeland Security says it will end “remain in Mexico” policy and allow asylum seekers to enter U.S.

Asylum seekers wait in line for meals provided by Team Brownsville near the Gateway International Bridge in Matamoros, Mexico on Oct. 13, 2019. (Credit: Verónica G. Cárdenas for The Texas Tribune)

The Department of Homeland Security said late Monday it is preparing to quickly end the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” program and will no longer send asylum seekers back across the border to await a decision on their applications for U.S. protection.

The announcement came after U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk lifted his injunction blocking Biden officials from ending the program, formally known as the “Migrant Protection Protocols” or MPP.