Supreme Court Overturns President Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” Policy for Migrants Who Claim They Are Seeking Asylum

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for the Biden administration on a controversial immigration policy, saying it had the authority to reverse a Trump-era policy that requires asylum seekers to remain in Mexico while their cases are reviewed in U.S. courts.

The vote was 5 to 4, with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. writing for himself and Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, and the court’s three liberals, Stephen G. Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan.

Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel A. Alito Jr., Neil M. Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett dissented.

Barrett said she agreed with the majority on the merits of the decision, but she felt the court should not have decided the case, but remanded it to lower courts.

The justices had expedited review of Biden’s attempt to get rid of the “Remain in Mexico” policy after a lower court judge said the administration had not provided sufficient justification for ending it, and that the administration’s procedures were unlawful.

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