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Supreme Court allows 'Remain in Mexico' asylum policy to continue

Posted at 11:23 AM, Mar 11, 2020
and last updated 2020-03-11 14:23:31-04

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to continue enforcing a policy that makes asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for U.S. court hearings, despite lower court rulings that the policy probably is illegal.

The justices' order comes Wednesday over a dissenting vote by Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

It overturns a lower court order that would have blocked the policy, at least for people arriving at the border crossings in Arizona and California.

The high court action comes a day before the lower court order was to have taken effect.

Instead, the “Remain in Mexico" policy will stay in place while a lawsuit challenging it plays out in the courts.