The Supreme Court gave the green light to the government of Joe Biden on Thursday to finalize the rule of the Donald Trump era that, known as Stay in Mexico, forces asylum seekers on the southern border to wait in that country for their applications to be processed. cases. The decision caused -and will continue to cause for some time, until its effective deactivation- the retention of thousands of migrants, under dangerous and precarious conditions, in Mexican towns bordering the United States.
On the one hand, the ruling of the US court gives Biden an important breather by giving him back control over one of his most important policies internally and with respect to the Latino electorate. On the other hand, the decision forces him to multiply his efforts to regulate immigration and avoid chaos at a time of strong growth in the waves of refugee claimants.
The resolution was adopted by 5 votes in favor and 4 against, and establishes that the Stay in Mexico program is not required under federal immigration law. According to the arguments supported by the Government, federal officials will be able to release part of the asylum seekers within the country while they wait to be called and given a hearing to process their requests.
The administration tried twice to overturn Trump's regulation, but the states of Texas and Missouri appealed. A judge and then an appeals court suspended the government reversal, and the matter then went to the Supreme Court.
