Supreme Court puts brakes on Title 42's expiration
The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily halted the expiration of Title 42, a Trump-era immigration policy that allows border officials to turn away asylum seekers due to concerns about public health.
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts granted an administrative stay to temporarily pause the rollback, keeping Title 42 active past the initial expiration date of Dec. 21, pending another order from the Court.
A federal judge had struck the immigration policy down last month and set it on the path toward expiration, but a group of 19 GOP state attorneys general petitioned to let Title 42 stand as states grapple with immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Roberts in Monday’s filing ordered the Biden administration to respond on the matter by 5 p.m. EST on Tuesday.
“Earlier today, I filed a motion before SCOTUS asking to halt the Biden’s scrapping of Title 42. Just now, SCOTUS returned a decision in our favor. The fight to keep Title 42 in place continues,” said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Twitter after the announcement.
The border city of El Paso, Texas, declared a state of emergency as an influx of migrants surged into shelters just days ahead of the expected Title 42 end date.
“Texas and other states are insisting that the Court leave Title 42 in place. Today’s order is a step in that direction. This helps prevent illegal immigration,” wrote Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Twitter.
This story was updated at 6:10 p.m.
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