evidence: By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/biden-administration-ends-trump-era-remain-in-mexico-policy Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Biden administration ends Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy Politics Aug 9, 2022 11:22 AM EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security said Monday that it ended a Trump-era policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court, hours after a judge lifted an order in effect since December that it be reinstated. READ MORE: Supreme Court blocks Biden immigration policy on deportation The timing had been in doubt since the Supreme Court ruled on June 30 that the Biden administration could end the "Remain in Mexico" policy. Homeland Security officials had been largely silent, saying they had to wait for the court to certify the ruling and for a Trump-appointed judge, Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo, Texas, to then lift his injunction. The Supreme Court certified its ruling last week. The program will be unwound in a "quick, and orderly manner," Homeland Security said in a statement.