For nearly three years, the Title 42 public health law has allowed the U.S. to quickly expel hundreds of thousands of migrants to Mexico.
The Supreme Court on Tuesdayindefinitely, granting a petition from Republican-led states to prevent the Biden administration from immediately ending the pandemic-related measure.
The high court decided to hear a request from 19 Republican-led states who were seeking for the court to intervene over Title 42's legality. The justices are set to hear the case during the February 2023 argument session.that had invalidated the expulsion policy. That means Title 42 will likely remain in place for several months.
First invoked in March 2020, at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Title 42 is a public health law that federal border officials have cited to expel migrants 2.5 million times to Mexico or their home country, without allowing to request asylum, a right enshrined in U.S. and international refugee law.
Immigrants keep warm by a fire at dawn after spending the night outside next to the U.S.-Mexico border fence on Dec. 22, 2022, in El Paso, Texas. Top officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under both Presidents Trump and Biden have insisted that Title 42 was designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus by limiting the entry of migrants. But the policy's public health rationale has beenThis is a breaking news story that will be updated.
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