Biden mulls 'lite' version of Trump's 'Remain in Mexico' policy

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

The Biden administration is debating restarting what it describes as a more humane version of a controversial Trump-era program for asylum seekers.

The new proposal — what some have dubbed “Remain in Mexico lite” — would require a small number of asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for their cases to be processed but give them better living conditions and access to attorneys, according to three people familiar with the discussions.

The administration is starting talks with Mexico in a bid to strike a balance between abiding by a federal court order and making good on the president’s campaign promises. A federal judge ruled last month that President Joe Biden’s attempt to end the program — a pledge he made on the campaign trail — violated the law.

The possibility of resuming Migrant Protection Protocols or MPP — one of former President Donald Trump’s most contentious immigration policies — even while trying to soften it, has angered advocates who expected Biden to offer a more welcoming system for migrants.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/06/biden-remain-in-mexico-policy-509436

[2naSalit]

1. That nasty piece of crap...

Can always be reinterpreted. That's what I hope is happening.

[DallasNE]

2. Rule Of Law Has A New Meaning

The Supreme Court has just ordered Mexico to house refugees coming up from Central America in their country while immigration processing takes place. If they can do that with refugees coming from Central America what would prevent them from doing the same with refugees from Afghanistan or other nations? They have already ruled that an Executive Order issues by Trump cannot be rescinded by an Executive Order from Biden. And the recent no ruling on the Texas abortion ban reverses the logical process of holding up implementation of a new law until the courts have examined it. Rule of law based on precedence no longer exists. It is completely fluid and subject to change on a minutes notice. That is not conservative, that is radical and not based on justice or democratic principles but based on raw power. And those yielding that power have life time appointments. Goodbye democracy. As Ben Franklin once warned when asked what kind of government they formed said a Democratic Republic, if you can keep it. We did for a long time, but no more. Welcome to shithole America.

[sarcasmo]

3. Why are we still posting Politico articles?

[brooklynite]

5. Because they report on political news.

https://www.allsides.com/news-source/politico-media-bias

[Calista241]

7. Seems pretty accurate to me. n/t

[videohead5]

4. Why is it angering advocates?

Biden does not have any choice because of the courts. They should be angry at the courts.

[Dopers_Greed]

6. The genie is never going back into the bottle...Trump delegitimized the rule of law

Now the left expects Biden to govern like an autocrat too, and is angry when they can't or won't do it.