By Alexandra Ulmer

(Reuters) – The Biden administration attempted to stop a Trump-era program that made asylum seekers wait in Mexico to be heard at U.S. courts. According to a memo from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), officials had seen it.

The Migrant Protection Protocols program (MPP), also known as “Remain in Mexico”, was first terminated by the administration earlier in this year. However, a federal judge ordered it to be restarted because it did not follow appropriate regulatory procedures.

A bid to prevent the ruling by Judge Biden was rejected in August by the U.S. Supreme Court.

DHS officials claimed that the memo is complete during a telephone conversation with reporters. One official said that the new memo “squarely addresses certain of the alleged shortcomings of the previous memo.”

One official stated that the memo takes into consideration “a lot of new information” that has been released or which occurred after June, when the last memo was published. According to officials, the administration plans on requesting that the court order be vacated due to the new memo.

Officials said that the Biden administration would continue to work to resume the program in accordance with the judge’s decision.

A possible return to MPP, even if it is only temporary, would create confusion at the U.S. border with Mexico. There are record-breaking numbers of people being arrested for trying to enter the United States. Mexico has to agree before the Trump administration can move forward. DHS officials stated that Mexico and America are still at talks.

Mexico’s foreign minister stated earlier in the month that it had expressed “numbers of concerns” about MPP to U.S. officers, especially around due process and legal certainty.