administration. in this coming monday the remain in mexico policy will be reinstated in compliance with a federal court order from texasch the biden administration says it s improved the policy with improved access to legal help and a speedier court hearing process. the administration s also expanding the policy s eligibility. a former dhs official telling buzzfeed the expansion has such a broad scope that it now includes migrants from the entire western hemisphere. with me now immigration attorney taylor levy and also with me caitlin dickerson, a staff writer for the atlantic. it is good to see you both. caitlin, how does the administration square the expansion of the remain in mexico policy with its claims it ultimately wants to end it? they really can t square the two, and that s the problem. is that the biden administration has been very vocal about wanting to create what they call a more humane immigration system to restore rights to humanitarian protections that have been passe
so i owed it to all of them, my community, my family, really, to speak up. and it wasn t because i thought i could speak up for all of us. anyone who s known more than one immigrant knows our stories are extremely different and beautiful and multi-resilient and strong in their own ways. but i wanted to show that behind those debate talking points and the two-dimensional headlines, there were real families, real hearts beating, resilient strength joys, fear, yes, but joys. and a love for this country that persisted no matter what conditions. my thanks. her book beautiful country is available now. next an effort in the senate to reform america s immigration laws as the white house expands a trump era policy that biden says he ultimately wants to end. more with attorney ted levy and journalist caitlin dickerson