Chief Justice Roberts pauses lifting of Title 42, keeping migrant policy in place for now
WASHINGTON – Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday temporarily blocked the Biden administration from ending the pandemic-era Title 42 immigration policy, leaving in doubt whether officials will continue to expel migrants over concerns about public health risks.
The decision was the result of the short fuse lit by 19 conservative states that filed an emergency appeal at the Supreme Court earlier Monday. The states had asked the justices to block a lower court ruling requiring President Joe Biden to end the Title 42 expulsions by Wednesday.
Roberts ordered the Biden administration to respond to the appeal from the states by 5 p.m. EST Tuesday, a rapid turnaround by Supreme Court standards.
Fritze, J. (2022, Dec). Chief Justice Roberts pauses lifting of Title 42, keeping migrant policy in place for now. USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/12/19/supreme-court-pa...