TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 23, 2021

The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily halted a federal judge’s order that would have forced the government to reinstate a Trump administration policy that kept asylum seekers in Mexico while awaiting their day in court. Justice Samuel Alito issued a temporary stay late Friday night. It will remain in effect until Tuesday night so the court can consider filings in the case, the Associated Press reports. A federal judge in Texas had previously ordered the policy be reinstated Saturday. The Biden administration appealed the decision to the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, and then to the high court, after the appellate court upheld the trial court's decision.