An appeals court on Friday denied a GOP-led effort to retain the Trump-era Title 42 policy that allows the U.S. to expel migrants at the southern border without the chance for asylum, AP reports.
After a lengthy litigation battle, Title 42 is set to expire next Wednesday after a federal judge ruled it unlawful. Fifteen GOP-led states, however, made a last-ditch bid to block its termination last month.
The coalition filed a motion to intervene in an attempt to join the legal proceedings surrounding Title 42.Details: Former President Trump first invoked the policy in 2020 using emergency public health authority in what he called a move to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Immigration advocates have argued the policy unfairly denies migrants the chance to seek asylum — a human right under the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights — and that Republicans are wielding Title 42 in an underhanded attempt to crack down on immigration.
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