FEDERAL COURTS Published March 5, 2022 5:03am EST
Title 42 border policy for expelling immigrants upheld by federal court in DC
Circuit court says U.S. can continue expelling migrants at border under policy tied to Covid-19, denying them chance to request asylum
By Michelle Hackman , Alicia Caldwell | The Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government can continue to expel migrant families at the southern border under a public health policy known as Title 42, denying them a chance to ask for asylum, but can’t send them back to countries where their life or freedom will be in danger, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.
The ruling, made by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, will for now allow the Biden administration to continue its use of the public-health policy, the key tool both the Biden and Trump administrations have used for the last two years to combat illegal border crossings.
The ruling, however, will likely require the Biden administration to begin screening migrant families before expelling them to ensure that any expulsion wouldn’t result in the migrants’ persecution or torture.
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