One of President Biden’s first actions after taking the Oath of Office was to end Donald Trump’s inhumane “Remain in Mexico” (MPP) policy. You may recall that this policy allowed the government to force asylum-seekers to stay in Mexico as they waited out their cases in the immigration system — sometimes for months or years.
It was cruel and contrary to the law and our values.
But right now, lower courts have blocked President Biden’s attempt to end this cruel policy and the case has made its way all the way to the Supreme Court. This is restricting the Administration from fulfilling its campaign promises to create a nation of laws and policies that value fairness, dignity, and equality..
There has been a decades-long precedent from the Supreme Court that any presidential administration should have the freedom to implement its own policies. The same should hold true in Biden v. Texas.