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US Supreme Court considers ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy dispute

Immigration advocates and progressive members of Biden's Democratic Party have criticised the policy, saying migrants stuck in Mexican border cities have faced kidnappings and other dangers [Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters]

The US Supreme Court is considering President Joe Biden’s bid to rescind a hardline immigration policy begun under his predecessor, Donald Trump, that forced tens of thousands of migrants to stay in Mexico to await US hearings on their asylum claims.

The top court justices heard oral arguments on Tuesday in a Biden administration appeal of a lower court ruling that reinstated the “Remain in Mexico” policy after the Republican-led states of Texas and Missouri sued to maintain the programme.

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