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The Joe Biden administration asked the US Supreme Court on Wednesday to allow it to end the Trump-era "Remain in Mexico" program.
In August, a federal judge in Texas ordered the reactivation of the policy that forces non-Mexican migrants to remain in Mexico until their hearing in the United States immigration court after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS, for its acronym in English) will attempt to end the program.
An appeals court earlier this month also ruled against the administration, which began reinstating it this month.
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Under Trump's tenure, thousands of migrants were subject to the program, formally known as Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), which has resulted in people living in makeshift camps along the border. northern Mexico, often in dire and dangerous conditions.
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"In summary, the lower courts have ordered DHS to implement and enforce the short-lived and controversial MPP program in perpetuity. And they have done so despite determinations by the politically responsible Executive Branch that MPP is not the best tool. to deter illegal migration; that MPP exposes migrants to unacceptable risks; and that MPP detracts from the Executive's efforts in foreign relations to manage regional migration, "the administration wrote to the court.
The brief also requests that the US Supreme Court review the case in this presidential term, arguing that the appellate court's ruling threatens to disrupt other cases in which government policies are questioned on issues such as the detention of immigrants and parole.
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"Delaying the review until the next term would likely postpone the resolution of those critical issues until sometime in 2023. In the meantime, the government would be forced to continue negotiating with Mexico to maintain a controversial program that it has already determined twice no longer. it is the best thing for the United States ", reads in the presentation.
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