Supreme Court pauses demise of Title 42 migrant policy, allowing expulsions of migrants to continue for now
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments for the Moore v. Harper case that could dramatically change local election laws.WASHINGTON – Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday temporarily blocked the Biden administration from ending the leaving in doubt whether officials will continue to expel migrants out of concerns about public health risks.
The decision was the result of the short fuse lit by 19 conservative states that filed an emergency appeal at the Supreme Court on Monday. The states asked the justices to block a lower court ruling requiring President Joe Roberts ordered the Biden administration to respond to the appeal from the states by 5 p.m. ET Tuesday, a rapid turnaround by Supreme Court standards.
Though the move may pause what many fearedwould be a new influx of migrants on the southern border, it doesn't necessarily signal which way the high court is leaning on the broader questions about the policy. Roberts, or the court, will likely issue another order in a mater of days. Title 42 permits Customs and Border Protection to expel migrants without the usual legal review to Mexico or to their home countries to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in holding facilities. The Biden administration In November, U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan in Washington, D.C., said the policy's implementation violated federal law and gave the Biden administration until Dec. 21 to end it.
Title 42 has been used to expel migrants more than 2.4 million times since its implementation in 2020 and has bottled up tens of thousands of migrants in Mexican border cities who are waiting to request asylum in the United States. Immigration experts say that once the measure is lifted, it could trigger a sudden surge in asylum-seeking migrants being released in communities in border states. blocked Biden's plan to terminate Title 42. That case is being reviewed by the New Orleans-based U.
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