Title 42

2022 - 12 - 18

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Biden administration finalizing its plans as it braces for end of Title 42 (CNN)

Immigrants seeking asylum turn themselves in to US Border Patrol agents after wading across the Rio Grande to El Paso, Texas, on December 18, 2022. John Moore/ ...

The White House has insisted that the end of Title 42 does not mean that the US border will suddenly be open to all – and that there are existing processes in place to process the claims of asylum-seekers. The looming end of Title 42 has been a source of heightened concern, particularly as numbers of migrants attempting to cross the border increased in the days ahead of the order’s expiration. The administration has also identified cities within the United States to move migrants for processing – an idea that’s long been considered among officials – but no decision has been made yet. In a document outlining border security preparedness, DHS broke down its six-pillar plan, which was released in the spring and has since been updated. Large numbers of migrants have already arrived at the Mexico side of the border awaiting Title 42’s expiration. The proposal is being finalized and is expected to be announced this week prior to the lifting of Title 42. Administration officials have said many of them are being exploited by smugglers offering false promises related to the end of Title 42, and officials are doubtful those practices would be altered by new rules. The new rules are likely to generate outcry and legal challenges from immigration advocates, who have pushed for an end to Title 42. The lifting of the authority means a return to traditional protocols at a time of mass migration in the Western Hemisphere, stressing already-overwhelmed resources. Officials have been weighing policies to try to stem the flow of migrants heading to the US southern border. In a brief order, signaling that the court wants to act quickly, Roberts asked the Biden administration to respond by 5 p.m. The White House has said the administration is bound by a court order.

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Republican officials ask Supreme Court to preserve Title 42 border ... (The Washington Post)

Republican state officials are trying to preserve the pandemic-era policy, which allows the quick expulsion of migrants who might otherwise seek asylum.

The filing notes that homeland security officials are seeking more than $3 billion in emergency funding to handle the anticipated influx and that there has been a surge of migrants approaching the border in the lead up to Wednesday. But a federal official speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal figures said last week that officials are estimating that the daily influx would range from 9,000 to 14,000. “No one reasonably disputes that the failure to grant a stay will cause a crisis of unprecedented proportions at the border,” the filing says. “The States are transparently and dangerously seeking to use a public health measure for border management,” he said. Even with Title 42 in place, the U.S. He was acting on a request from immigration advocates, who said there was no evidence that Title 42 protected public health and that it placed migrants — who otherwise would be able to seek protection in the United States — in extreme danger. “The inordinate and unexplained untimeliness of the States’ motion to intervene on appeal weighs decisively against intervention,” said the unsigned order from a panel that included judges nominated by presidents of both parties. “It is undisputed that the impact on migrants was indeed dire.” Formal deportation hearings, in contrast, can take months or years in backlogged immigration courts, and once immigrants are in the country, it can be difficult for authorities to find and remove them. on Monday temporarily left in place a pandemic-era policy that allows the government to quickly expel millions of migrants from U.S. The call for responses typically means that the full court will be involved in deciding the matter. Sullivan in the District of Columbia

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New York's migrant crisis worsens as busloads pull in ahead of Title ... (New York Post)

Two buses carrying a total of about 80 migrants arrived at Port Authority early Monday -- the first of 10 to 15 buses that were expected in New York City ...

If they’re found to face a credible threat, they can stay in the US until their case is decided, which could take years. “We need help from Washington.” [accused the federal government](https://nypost.com/2022/12/15/new-york-city-hall-worried-over-end-of-title-42-as-adams-requests-help/) of ignoring the city’s pleas for assistance — and blamed both Republicans and Democrats in Congress for failing to “lift a finger” to help. [Texas pol shares footage of jam-packed migrant center as end of Title 42 looms](https://nypost.com/2022/12/18/rep-tony-gonzales-calls-border-situation-dire-shares-footage-of-migrant-center/) [Lifting Title 42 will cause ‘total chaos’ on the border: Greg Abbott](https://nypost.com/2022/12/18/lifting-title-42-will-cause-total-chaos-on-the-border-texas-gov-greg-abbott-says/) [El Paso mayor declares state of emergency ahead of Title 42 lifting](https://nypost.com/2022/12/17/el-paso-mayor-oscar-leeser-declares-state-of-emergency-ahead-of-title-42-lifting/) [braced for the tidal wave](https://nypost.com/2022/12/18/mayor-eric-adams-office-warns-nyc-lawmakers-of-title-42-migrant-surge/) that’s expected to [accompany the lifting](https://nypost.com/2022/11/15/migrant-explosion-expected-after-judge-strikes-down-title-42-border-policy/) of pandemic-related restrictions at America’s southern border. [City Council members Sunday](https://nypost.com/2022/12/18/mayor-eric-adams-office-warns-nyc-lawmakers-of-title-42-migrant-surge/), Adams’ administration warned that 10 to 15 busloads of migrants were expected to arrive in the next two days due to the lifting of Title 42.

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Conservative states ask Supreme Court to keep Trump-era Title 42 ... (USA TODAY)

President Biden is trying to unwind a Trump-era policy that permits the rapid expulsion of migrants. Critics want the Supreme Court to stop him.

Circuit denied that request](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/12/16/appeals-court-clears-way-end-removal-migrants-under-title-42/10913783002/). [Republican officials want the Supreme Court to bloc](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/12/16/judge-ruled-title-42-should-end-but-bidens-doj-pushed-back/10891671002/)k the Biden administration from ending the Title 42 policy, which is set to expire at midnight Wednesday. If the court goes that route, it would have the effect of temporarily keeping the Title 42 policy in place while the case is decided but it doesn't necessarily indicate which way the high court is leaning. It is that decision the states are now appealing to the Supreme Court. [The emergency request from the states follows an order](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/12/16/appeals-court-clears-way-end-removal-migrants-under-title-42/10913783002/)from a federal appeals court Friday against the states. The court has recently issued [Trump-era policy known as Title 42](https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/pdf/CDC-Order-Prohibiting-Introduction-of-Persons_Final_3-20-20_3-p.pdf) that 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. Court of Appeals for the While the Louisiana case over Biden's effort to wind down the policy was pending at the U.S. The move prompted lawsuits and, in May, a federal judge in The Title 42 authority has been used to expel migrants more than [2.4 million times since its implementation](https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/nationwide-encounters) in early 2020. The Biden administration has disputed that characterization and White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Monday that the administration is "surging resources" to the border.

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With Title 42 set to expire, border towns brace for migrants (NewsNation Now)

Border towns across the state of Texas are preparing for a surge of migrants as the controversial border policy Title 42 is set to end this week.

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Biden Administration Races to Change Asylum Rules as Title 42 ... (The Wall Street Journal)

Border states and the federal government are bracing for a surge of migrant crossings when the pandemic-era policy is lifted.

[a federal judge found the policy unlawful](https://www.wsj.com/articles/judge-strikes-down-policy-used-to-keep-migrants-in-mexico-11668551190?mod=article_inline) because it denies applicants a chance to seek humanitarian protection. [10% Off Sitewide : Newegg promo code](https://www.wsj.com/coupons/newegg) WASHINGTON—Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily extended a Trump-era policy that bars asylum applicants from entering the U.S.

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El Paso declares state of emergency ahead of Title 42 end (FOX 4 Dallas)

The Biden administration plans to lift the pandemic policy that's been in place since the Trump administration. It allowed the United States to quickly expel ...

The Democrat said he’s been assured that Gov. Over the weekend, El Paso’s mayor declared a state of emergency ahead of the end of Title 42. El Paso declares state of emergency ahead of Title 42 end

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'They've gotta have something in place': Critics circle as Biden ... (Politico)

The imminent expiration of the immigration policy on Wednesday has prompted concern of a surge of arrivals at the southern border.

A group of Republican-led states on Friday [lost an effort in a federal appeals court](https://www.wsj.com/articles/court-denies-gop-states-request-to-extend-title-42-11671238831) to delay the end of the policy, and they could go to the Supreme Court next. Echoing other Democrats who say that political and economic crises in Central America are the true cause of surges in immigration, Rep. “We’ve been running on this being the border and Biden border crisis. But he said he’d also blame Senate Republicans if they voted in agreement with Democrats without demanding the Biden administration do more to secure the border — something that he asserted Democrats had no interest in doing. Instead, they say it’s being used improperly to expel people at the border, without hearings. “The need for Republicans in Congress to say what they won’t do has now been removed,” Bottoms said. A transit ban was previously championed by Stephen Miller, a Trump administration official who was highly conservative on immigration. [pushed for the end of Title 42](https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/20/judge-blocks-biden-administration-from-lifting-title-42-border-policy-00034195) and has made efforts to speed up processing for asylum seekers. Chip Roy, went further, accusing Democrats of “using the Hispanic community” as they processed migrants. government to restrict immigration during public health emergencies. Henry Cuellar, a Democrat who represents a border area in Texas, said on CBS’ “Face the Nation” of the Biden administration’s immigration plans for the end of the Title 42 policy. … It hasn’t worked.”

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White House: End of Title 42 doesn't mean border is 'open' (The Hill)

The Trump-era border management policy is expected to be repealed on Wednesday following a ruling from a federal judge. The policy had allowed officials to ...

The White House has increasingly been pressed on if Biden will visit the U.S.-Mexico border amid the migrant crisis. When asked about Manchin’s comments, Jean-Pierre said the White House intends to comply with the court order. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said on Sunday that he believes Biden will ask for an extension of Title 42 after he joined a bipartisan letter asking Biden to extend the policy. they will adhere to the funding request.” will move to Title 8, which is the regular order that allows asylum applications. The policy had allowed officials to block migrants from seeking asylum claims in the U.S.

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Republicans, Democrats warn end of Title 42 will bring immigration ... (Fox News)

Republicans and some Democrats in Congress are calling on President Biden to extend Title 42 to prevent a further immigration crisis at the U.S.-Mexico ...

"We have a robust effort underway to manage the border in a safe, orderly and humane way when Title 42 lifts as required by court order. Instead of playing political games, Republican officials should provide the funding the president requested for border security and management, and pass the comprehensive immigration reform measures he proposed so we can finally have a modernized immigration system that works." [The Biden administration](https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/joe-biden) plans to lift Title 42 on Wednesday, ending a border policy enacted under former President Donald Trump that allows for the deportation of the vast majority of migrants amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 20, leaving Biden only a brief window of time to extend the policy. Immigration reform will not happen in our country until we all come on both sides of the aisle." border authorities](https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/immigration/border-security) are not prepared for the surge in migration that will surely come if President Biden's administration moves forward with ending Title 42.

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Title 42 to remain in place for now as Chief Justice John Roberts ... (CNN)

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday put a temporary hold on the termination of a controversial Trump-era immigration policy known as Title 42 ...

In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a public health order that officials said aimed to stop the spread of Covid-19. In court papers, their lawyers at the American Civil Liberties Union argue that Covid-19 was always a thinly veiled pretense to increase immigration control. “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.” That order triggered the emergency application at the high court, which was addressed to Roberts, who oversees the DC-based appellate appeals court that ruled in the case. Already, federal officials and border communities have been bracing for an expected increase in migrant arrivals as early as this week, as the issue of immigration continues to ignite both sides of the political divide. The brief order from Roberts means the policy that allows officials to swiftly expel migrants at the US border will stay in effect at least until the justices decide the emergency application.

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Supreme Court delays the lifting of Title 42 (Politico)

The chief justice temporarily stayed a lower court's ruling that required the Biden administration to lift the border policy by Wednesday.

The Justice Department and immigrant rights groups later agreed to delay the end of Title 42 for five weeks to allow implementation of new standards. DHS is weighing a revival of a “transit ban” model, ramping up new training for asylum officers to help them understand who qualifies under the higher standards of the international Convention Against Torture, District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan declared the government’s use of Title 42 to expel migrants to be illegal and required its immediate end. DHS is weighing a revival of a “transit ban” model, ramping up new training for asylum officers to help them understand who qualifies under the international Convention Against Torture and considering an expansion of humanitarian parole programs for Haitians, Nicaraguans and Cubans. The Department of Homeland Security is “surging resources to the border,” and the administration has “additional, robust planning” underway to wind down the policy, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Monday. Already, thousands of migrants appeared to have gathered along the U.S.-Mexico border, knowing border officials will not be able to remove them as quickly as they could since Title 42 was reinstated in March 2020. The funding also would increase support for border cities like El Paso. Prior to Roberts’ action, the White House went on defense Monday, projecting readiness as both Democrats and Republicans warned the U.S. Roberts asked the Department of Justice to file a response with the high court by Tuesday evening. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday rejected the states’ bid to suspend the policy’s expected termination. The group’s request for relief from the high court comes after a three-judge panel on the D.C. Critics from both sides of the aisle have expressed doubt about the administration’s preparation.

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Roberts grants temporary stay after 19 states appeal to keep Title 42 ... (ABC News)

A group of 19 Republican-led states on Monday asked the Supreme Court to stop the immigration restriction Title 42 from ending this week.

"Anyone who suggests otherwise is doing the work of smugglers spreading misinformation to make a quick buck off of vulnerable migrants." "What I can tell you is we are required by a court order to lift Title 42. The justices could agree to hear the appeal by granting a writ of certiorari. "Getting rid of Title 42 will recklessly and needlessly endanger more Americans and migrants by exacerbating the catastrophe that is occurring at our southern border," Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said in a statement. Border Patrol made a record 2.2 million apprehensions along the southern border this past fiscal year. Roberts' brief order did not discuss the merits of the case.

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States ask Supreme Court to keep Title 42 border policy in effect ... (SCOTUSblog)

Nineteen states came to the Supreme Court on Monday, asking the justices to keep in place a Trump-era policy that allows immigration officials to quickly ...

But the court sent that case back to the lower court for it to determine whether the Biden administration complied with procedural requirements in unwinding the policy. [ruled](https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/biden-v-texas-2/) that the Biden administration had the discretion to end one of the Trump administration’s signature programs: the “remain in Mexico” policy, which sent people seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border back to Mexico to wait for a hearing in U.S. The administrative stay means that the policy will not automatically terminate on Wednesday if the justices need more time to rule. More broadly, the states accused the Biden administration of using “collusive, underhanded litigation tactics” to achieve its goal of revoking the policy without complying with federal procedural laws. It began as a challenge to the policy in federal court in Washington, D.C., by six families who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border without authorization and now seek asylum – on their own behalf but also as a class action on behalf of other families in the same position. But shortly before the policy was set to end in May, a federal judge in Louisiana ordered the Biden administration to continue the restrictions. If Sullivan’s order is allowed to stand, they argued, it “will hamstring emergency action by CDC to prevent aliens with communicable diseases from entering the United States in the future.” [rejected the states’ request to join the case on appeal](https://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/orders.nsf/61A6C064C56833978525891B00045933/%24file/22-5325LDSN2.pdf). Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Nineteen states came to the Supreme Court on Monday, asking the justices to keep in place a Trump-era policy that allows immigration officials to quickly expel migrants seeking asylum at the U.S. District Judge Robert Summerhays concluded that the Biden administration had not provided proper notice of its decision to end the policy and an opportunity for the public to comment, as required by the federal law governing administrative agencies. In March 2020, citing the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump administration relied on Title 42 to suspend the entry of migrants at the Mexico and Canada borders.

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U.S. Supreme Court temporarily keeps Title 42 immigration program ... (Idaho Capital Sun)

Title 42 allows border patrol officers to turn away migrants, including asylum seekers, at border under CDC's public health authorities ...

Sullivan writing the policy was “arbitrary and capricious in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act.” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said during a press briefing Monday afternoon before the announcement that the U.S. Please see our republishing guidelines for use of photos and graphics. The Biden administration has until 5p.m. WASHINGTON — The U.S. The Guardian or Authority of Law, created by sculptor James Earle Fraser, rests on the side of the U.S.

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U.S. Supreme Court extends border restrictions just before they ... (NPR)

Pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42 will continue, at least for now, after the Supreme Court granted a stay to Republican state attorneys general ...

Still, the administration kept Title 42 in place for over a year, and defended it in court as necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19. But the judge stayed his own ruling to allow the Biden administration time to prepare. "As required by the Supreme Court's administrative stay order, the Title 42 public health order will remain in effect at this time and individuals who attempt to enter the United States unlawfully will continue to be expelled to Mexico." The Biden administration has reportedly been considering It's a victory for those Republican attorneys general who argued that lifting the restrictions would likely cause a surge of illegal immigration at the southern border. In a press conference Monday night, El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser says shelters in Juarez, Mexcio are full and believes that 20,000 migrants there are waiting to cross into El Paso.

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U.S. Supreme Court temporarily keeps Title 42 immigration program ... (Oregon Capital Chronicle)

Title 42 allows border patrol officers to turn away migrants, including asylum seekers, at the border under the CDC's public health authorities. If and when to ...

Sullivan writing the policy was “arbitrary and capricious in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act.” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said during a press briefing Monday afternoon before the announcement that the U.S. WASHINGTON — The U.S. The U.S. Supreme Court is keeping an immigration the program in place. The Biden administration has until Tuesday at 5 p.m.

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Supreme Court temporarily orders Title 42 health order to remain in ... (Texas Tribune)

Title 42, an emergency health order invoked at the start of the pandemic, allows immigration agents to quickly remove migrants from the country.

The administration appealed, and that case remains pending in the 5th U.S. The CDC under the Trump administration invoked Title 42 in March 2020 — at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. Under Title 42, the recidivism rate — the percentage of people apprehended more than once by a Border Patrol agent — has increased from 7% to 27% since fiscal year 2019. — for the first time since its creation in 1944 and said it was a necessary step to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in immigrant detention centers, where many migrants are placed after they arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border. Texas filed a separate lawsuit on April 22 seeking the same thing, but dropped its lawsuit and joined the other state’s suit. [a state of emergency](https://www.texastribune.org/2022/12/17/el-paso-migrants-title-42-emergency-order/) on Saturday to expand shelter space and mobilize resources for migrants amid frigid temperatures. The coalition of states then asked the appeals court to temporarily halt the lifting of Title 42. Sullivan’s ruling stems from a lawsuit filed in January 2021 by the American Civil Liberties Union and two Texas-based immigrant rights groups that argued Title 42 violated U.S. Sullivan ordered the Biden administration to immediately lift Title 42, then later agreed to give the federal government until Dec. The U.S. On Friday, the appeals court denied the states’ request. Last month, Judge Emmet Sullivan of the U.S.

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