U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk has temporarily blocked the appeals filed by the Administration of current U.S. President Joe Biden to end former President Donald Trump’s controversial immigration program, known as ‘Stay in Mexico’.
Kacsmaryk has decided for the time being to maintain the program despite the memorandum presented in October 2021 to put an end to it. As he explained, the measure is suspended until the judicial process is resolved.
This is a setback for the Biden Administration and its attempt to modify immigration policy and put an end to a program that forces thousands of asylum seekers to remain in Mexican territory while their proceedings are processed in the United States.
Last June, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Biden Administration by a 5-4 vote, rejecting the arguments of the Republican states, which insisted that the immigration law required the existence of the program to remain in effect.
However, the case went back to Kacsmaryk to analyze whether the memorandum submitted complied with the Administrative Procedure Act, according to CNN.
The program, which went into effect in 2019, has been harshly criticized by migrant rights advocates, who believe it is inhumane and exposes asylum seekers to dangerous conditions in Mexico. During the election campaign, Biden promised to end this program as «it goes against everything we stand for as a nation of immigrants.»
