Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily halted the end of the Title 42 policy that allows the U.S. to expel migrants at the southern border without the chance for asylum.
It's unclear how long the administrative stay will remain in place. The Trump-era policy had been set to expire Wednesday.Monday's decision is procedural and does not indicate how the court will ultimately rule on the Republican states' request for an emergency stay, according to Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, policy director at the American Immigration Council, told Axios' Stef Kight."Texas and other states are insisting that the Court leave Title 42 in place.
"While this stage of the litigation proceeds, we will continue our preparations to manage the border in a safe, orderly, and humane way when the Title 42 public health order lifts." "We urge Congress to use this time to provide the funds we have requested for border security and management and advance the comprehensive immigration measures President Biden proposed on his first day in office," the DHS statement noted.Title 42 could remain in place for months if the legal dispute goes before the Supreme Court.
Immigration advocates say the policy unfairly denies migrants the chance to seek asylum — a human right under the United Nations' — and accuse Republicans are wielding Title 42 in an underhanded attempt to crack down on immigration.must be stemmed. In an earlier court filing from GOP-led states, they argued they would will suffer "irreparable harm from the impending Termination of Title 42."
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