Tag: Title 42

DHS Secretary Defends Use of Title 42 to Expel Illegal Immigrants

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday defended how the Biden administration is continuing to use a Trump-era policy to expel illegal immigrants. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced last year it was using Title 42, a public health authority, to order the expulsion of illegal aliens due to concerns of…


Appeals Court Overrules Judge, Lets Biden Admin Use COVID-19 Policy to Expel Illegal Immigrants

A federal appeals court on Sept. 30 preserved the Biden administration’s ability to use a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) order that allows White House officials to expel illegal immigrants due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C Circuit comes after a federal judge on…


Federal Judge Blocks Biden From Using COVID-19 Policy to Expel Illegal Immigrants

A federal judge on Thursday ruled against the Biden administration and said it cannot use the Trump-era rule to expel illegal immigrant families with children who were taken into custody at the border under a public health order. Judge Emmet Sullivan of the District of Columbia District Court ruled that the federal government has enough…


Biden Administration Extends Trump Era Border Restriction

President Joe Biden’s administration on Monday extended a Trump-era border restriction that started during the COVID-19 pandemic. A Title 42 order was issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last year, enabling government workers to immediately kick out anyone captured crossing the border illegally without a hearing. The order has been largely backed by…


Texas Democrat Urges Biden To Do More To Curb Illegal Immigration

A Texas Democrat who has been critical of the White House’s immigration policies on Wednesday renewed his calls for the Biden administration to do more to stem the flow of illegal immigrants across the southern border. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) said in an interview on Fox News’ “Your World” program that he has urged President Joe Biden to put a “pause”…