Asylum policy goes to Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Tuesday as the Biden administration seeks to do away with the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” policy for those seeking asylum in the United States.

The Justice Department says courts can’t force President Joe Biden to abide by former President Donald Trump’s policy indefinitely, especially since it puts vulnerable migrants in danger.

The department called it “unprecedented” for courts to force the Department of Homeland Security to retain a policy it has twice determined is not in the country’s interests.

However, Texas and Missouri disagree. Court rulings in those states have frustrated Biden’s efforts to erase the policy that keeps asylum seekers from setting foot on U.S. soil, instead being stuck in Mexico.

Activists view the case, Biden vs. Texas, as a major test of executive authority and a potential turning point on migration policy.

JACQUELYN MARTIN AP file Jacqueline Flores, left, with her daughter in Virginia, wants an end to a policy hindering migrants from seeking asylum at the border.