Biden Administration Seeks Supreme Court Help on Asylum Policy

President Joe Biden’s administration filed an emergency request with the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking to avoid having to reinstate a Trump-era policy that requires asylum seekers at the southern border to wait in Mexico for their cases to be processed.

The filing comes a day after a federal appeals court refused to lift a Saturday reinstatement deadline imposed by a trial judge who said the Department of Homeland Security gave an inadequate explanation when it rescinded the so-called “remain in Mexico” policy June 1.

The administration says the rescission should remain in effect while a legal challenge by Texas ...