A judge could agree to halt Title 42 from expiring at midnight.
“The gall of Biden to thumb his nose at a federal court order and proceed with an unlawful plan to allow what amounts to an invasion at our Southwest Border is not only unprecedented, it is dangerous,” Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody said in a statement. | Wilfredo Lee/AP PhotoTALLAHASSEE, Fla.
“It is inconceivable that [the Biden administration] waited until yesterday to formulate this policy, particularly since they have known for quite some time that the Title 42 Order was going to expire tonight,” U.S. District Judge T. Kent WetherellAttorneys for the Biden administration on Thursday afternoon urged Wetherell to deny Florida’s attempt to block the polices they contend are “necessary to address an imminent and dramatic increase [of[] arrivals at the southwest border.
Title 42 is a reference a section of the U.S. Code addressing public health, social welfare and civil rights that the Trump administration in 2020 implemented to turn people away at the border on public health grounds amid the pandemic. But with this expiring May 11, The Biden administration is preparing to release migrants in the U.S. on “parole,” with the understanding they are to report to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office.
But attorneys for the Biden administration disagree, arguing that there are “important distinctions” between the two policies — notably that “grant of parole is time limited and the policy focuses to an even greater degree on ensuring the health and safety of individuals.” They defended the federal government’s response on immigration and asked the judge to allow for a hearing before making a decision and for a temporary court stay if he does rule.
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