The Supreme Court has ruled for the Biden administration on the question of the Migrant Protection Protocols, also called Remain in Mexico, which required certain asylum seekers to remain in Mexico while their cases make their way through the US immigration court system. In its final opinion of the term on Justice Stephen Breyer’s last day, the Court ruled 5-4 that Biden’s rescission of the Trump-era policy was valid. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the Court’s opinion, joined by Justices Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Brett Kavanaugh. Justice Samuel Alito dissented, joined by Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch, and Justice Amy Coney Barrett also filed a dissent, joined by Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch. Justice Kavanaugh also filed a concurring opinion.
BREAKING: Biden Wins Remain In Mexico Case At Supreme Court
This settles the dispute over the Migrant Protection Protocols, in place since the Trump administration announced it in 2018.
YUMA, ARIZONA – MAY 23: Immigrants cross through a gap in the U.S.-Mexico border barrier as others watch from above before being processed by the U.S. Border Patrol on May 23, 2022 in Yuma, Arizona. Title 42, the controversial pandemic-era border policy enacted by former President Trump, which cites COVID-19 as the reason to rapidly expel asylum seekers at the U.S. border, was set to officially expire on May 23rd. A federal judge in Louisiana delivered a ruling May 20th blocking the Biden administration from lifting Title 42. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
This settles the dispute over the Migrant Protection Protocols, in place since the Trump administration announced it in 2018.
