Supreme Court rules Biden administration can end “remain in Mexico” policy, sending case back to a Texas court

Asylum-seekers gathered at the Paso Del Norte International Bridge in Ciudad Juárez in February 2020. The group sought entry into the United States after learning that a federal court had blocked the Trump administration’s “remain in Mexico” policy. (Credit: Jordyn Rozensky for The Texas Tribune)

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Biden administration has the right to end a Trump-era immigration policy that forces asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico as their cases make their way through U.S. immigration courts.

In a 5-4 ruling, the justices ruled against Texas and Missouri, which had argued that the Biden administration violated the law by rescinding the program, and sent the case back to the district court to determine if terminating the policy violated any administrative laws.