A federal appeals court has blocked the Trump administration's 'Remain in Mexico' plan in two states — Arizona and California — following back-and-forth rulings over the program.
Honduran migrants wait in line to plead their asylum cases earlier this month at a border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico.Honduran migrants wait in line to plead their asylum cases earlier this month at a border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico.A federal appeals court has decided to block the Trump administration's"Remain in Mexico" plan in two states along the U.S. border, following back-and-forth rulings over the program.
In its order late Wednesday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said that next week the administration will have to stop making asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for the U.S. to process their claims, but that the court ban applies only to areas in its jurisdiction, Arizona and California.
Judges were not certain, however, about the scope of their injunction. Because such a legal question is"a matter of intense and active controversy," they said, the program can continue in regions"outside the geographical boundaries of the Ninth Circuit." The court said it will wait until March 12 for its order to take effect to see"if the Supreme Court has not in the meantime acted to reverse or otherwise modify our decision."
Wednesday's order represents a setback — but not a knockout — to the administration's controversial asylum policy. Since implementation of the MPP early last year, tens of thousands of migrants have been told to wait in Mexico to await the outcome of their cases —
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