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Appeals court won't delay 'Remain in Mexico' return

President Joe Biden suspended former President Donald Trump's “Remain in Mexico” policy on his first day in office.

Credit: AP

FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, file photo, asylum seekers receive food as they wait for news of policy changes at the border, in Tijuana, Mexico. A federal appellate court refused late Thursday, Aug. 19 to delay implementation of a judge’s order reinstating a Trump administration policy forcing thousands to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S. President Joe Biden had suspended former President Donald Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy on his first day in office and the Department of Homeland Security said it was permanently terminating the program in June, according to the court record. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

NEW ORLEANS — A federal appellate court has refused to delay implementation of a judge's order reinstating a Trump administration policy forcing thousands to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued the ruling late Thursday.

President Joe Biden suspended former President Donald Trump's “Remain in Mexico” policy on his first day in office.

A federal judge last week ordered that the program be reinstated. The Biden administration appealed and had asked for a delay in re-implementing the program pending appeal.

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