Federal Judge Blocks Biden , From Ending ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy.<br />'The Hill' reports that on Dec. 15, U.S. District Judge <br />Matthew Kacsmaryk ruled that the Trump-era immigration policy will remain in place for the time being.<br />The policy sends those seeking asylum to Mexico to await immigration proceedings even if they're not from Mexico.<br />'The Hill' reports that over 70,000 immigrants have been sent from America to Mexico.<br />President Biden wants to end the policy. .<br />The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that he could do so after Texas and Missouri took legal action against his administration. .<br />But the case was sent to Judge Kacsmaryk for additional proceedings, and he ruled that Texas was entitled to a preliminary injunction. .<br />'The Hill' reports that this is because the state had , "a likelihood to succeed on the merits of its argument, <br />a likelihood of irreparable harm, the balance of equities tipping in its favor and the public interest being in favor.".<br />Kacsmaryk determined that the Biden administration's October 2021 memo failed to include "key benefits" of the policy and didn't take into account states' costs and more.<br />Kacsmaryk was appointed <br />by former President Trump in 2019
