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Anderson Cooper 360

Federal judge says Biden can’t yet end Trump era “Remain in Mexico” immigration policy

Anderson Cooper 360

CNN

News

3.73.8K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2022

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

A Texas federal judge says President Biden can’t end the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” immigration policy, which sends certain non-Mexican citizens who entered the U.S. back to Mexico instead of detaining them or releasing into the United States while their immigration proceedings play out. Elie Honig is a CNN Senior Legal Analyst and a former assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. He joins AC360 to explain the legal implications of this ruling. Plus, CNN Special Correspondent Jamie Gangel sits down for an exclusive interview with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to talk about their friendship and Pelosi’s plans after she leaves her leadership position.  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

We begin tonight with breaking news.

0:03.0

Moments ago, a federal judge, at least temporarily,

0:05.0

reversed what had appeared to be a major victory

0:07.0

for President Biden on immigration at the Supreme Court,

0:09.0

putting a pause on the remain in Mexico policy,

0:12.0

which had been enacted by the former president.

0:14.0

The policy sent certain non-Mexican citizens

0:17.0

who entered the U.S. back to Mexico for processing.

0:20.0

The Supreme Court had given Biden the green light

0:22.0

to end the program, but it had also sent the case back

0:24.0

to lower courts for additional proceedings.

0:26.0

Of note, at the end of November,

0:28.0

the U.S. immigration court system

0:30.0

surpassed two million pending cases for the first time.

0:33.0

Our chief White House correspondent

0:34.0

Phil Maddenley joins us now.

0:36.0

So, talk more about this judge's decision.

0:38.0

What's happening?

0:40.0

You know, Anderson, this just really gives a great window

0:42.0

into the complications that the Biden administration

0:44.0

has faced for the better part of the last two years

0:47.0

on this issue that has remained such a significant problem

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