Trump’s Remain in Mexico Rule Continues to Divide Appeals Court

The Trump administration’s attempts to re-implement its “remain in Mexico” policy for asylum seekers continued to divide a three-judge appeals court panel at oral arguments Thursday.

The administration is asking the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to overturn a lower court’s order blocking the Department of Homeland Security from carrying out the Migrant Protection Protocols, first adopted in 2019 under Trump’s first term.

The protocols, which were rescinded under the Biden administration, require asylum seekers coming through the southern border to remain in Mexico while their legal appeals play out.

Judge Ryan D. Nelson appeared critical of ...