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

JURIST

The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a 5-4 decision that US President Joe Biden can end former President Donald Trump’s Migration Protection Protocols (MPP) policy, also known as the “Remain in Mexico” policy. This overturns a US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruling that kept the MPP policy in place.

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Federal appeals court reinstates Trump-era immigration policy forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico

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The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Thursday denied the Biden Administration a stay on a district court order reinstating a Trump-era policy requiring asylum-seekers to remain in Mexico while their immigration cases are pending. Texas and Missouri are challenging the MPP’s termination.

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One of Trump’s signature immigration policies is back before the Supreme Court

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Share On Tuesday morning, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Biden v. immigration court. In March 2020, the court allowed the Trump administration to begin enforcing the policy after a federal district judge in California blocked it. In October 2020, the Supreme Court agreed to review a ruling by the U.S.

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Supreme Court rejects Biden administration request to stay ‘remain in Mexico’ policy

JURIST

The US Supreme Court dealt a blow to the Biden administration Tuesday night when it refused to grant a stay of a lower court order requiring the administration reinstate a Trump-era immigration policy. Texas and Missouri sued the government in federal district court, challenging the termination of the program.

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Federal appeals court strikes down Biden effort to end ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

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The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Monday denied the Biden administration’s appeal to terminate the Trump-era Migration Protection Protocols (MPP), affirming a Texas district court’s decision that would require the administration to leave the MPP intact.

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In major immigration case, both sides look to academia to untangle three knotty questions

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Share Can the Biden administration issue guidelines setting priorities in the enforcement of immigration law? And if the guidelines are unlawful, does the Administrative Procedure Act give lower courts the power to vacate them — a universal remedy that goes beyond the parties to the case? Texas , set to be argued on Nov.

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Biden Pushes for Supreme Court to End ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy

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Rather than an immediate stop to the policy, the government’s latest petition seeks review on the Supreme Court’s 2022 spring calendar. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar requested that the court, should it grant the case, order expedited briefing to allow for arguments in April 2022, with a decision likely before July.