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Thousands of migrants wait at the southern border of the United States for the so-called Title 42 to come to an end, an order issued since the Trump era that allowed immigration authorities to expedite expulsions. Although the controversial law was expected to end on December 21, the chief justice temporarily suspended the measure and gave Joe Biden an ultimatum to respond to an emergency appeal against the imminent repeal of this policy.
The one known as Title 42, which allows US authorities to block temporary asylum applications and deport migrants who reach the country’s borders, could come to an end this Wednesday. The measure was established during the presidency of Donald Trump during the Covid-19 pandemic, in March 2020, with the aim of preventing massive infections and the virus from slipping across the borders. Since the provision came into force, more than 2.7 million people have been expedited, according to data from the International Rescue Committee.
The Supreme Court temporarily suspended the end of the Title and urged that the US president, Joe Biden, respond this Tuesday to the states led by Republicans who ask that the measure remain in force beyond December 21.
The order by Chief Justice John Roberts, who handles emergency matters arriving from the federal courts in the nation’s capital, comes at a time when these conservative states are pushing to keep the limits on applicants. of asylum.
The states appealed to the Court in a last-ditch effort before the restrictions expire: they argue that lifting the measure on asylum seekers would cause irreparable damage to their states and affect government services such as health care or enforcement. law.
In the brief presented by these territories, they state that “the review of this Court is justified given the enormous national importance of this case. It is not reasonably debatable that the non-granting of a suspension will cause an unprecedented calamity on the southern border.”
For their part, migrant advocacy groups say that the use of Title 42 goes against the obligations that countries have with people who flee to the United States to escape persecution.
According to them, the policy imposed on vaccines and treatments for the coronavirus is outdated. In November, a federal judge agreed with them, setting a December 21 deadline for a solution to be discussed.
As for the order issued by Roberts, the president and CEO of the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, called the decision “deeply regrettable” and said that “the Biden Administration must make a strong defense of our humanitarian obligations in the face of politically motivated litigation.” Vignarajah added that “Title 42 has only increased repeated attempts to cross the border and lined the pockets of smugglers who prey on vulnerable asylum seekers.”
The Department of Homeland Security, the entity responsible for enforcing border security, released a statement warning that since Title 42 is still in force, people who try to enter the US “illegally” will be expelled to Mexico.
In addition, they added that “as this stage of the litigation progresses, we will continue our preparations to manage the border in a safe, orderly and humane manner when the Title 42 public health order is lifted.”
According to the White House, there are currently about 23,000 agents deployed on the southern border, where resources have been increased with more border patrol processing coordinators, increased surveillance and increased security at ports of entry.
White House officials, before the court’s decision was released Monday, asserted that the Biden administration was required by court order to lift the pandemic-era border policy, despite Republicans and some Democrats in the Congress want to extend it.
Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, said that “the withdrawal of Title 42 does not mean the border is open” and that there is “strong additional planning underway.”
Jean Pierre urged Congress to approve $3.5 billion in additional funding for the US Department of Homeland Security so it can expand capabilities to move migrants to less crowded border facilities or remove them from expeditiously when they have no legal reason to stay. This money would also finance more detention centers, speed up the processing of asylum applications, and could hire 300 more border patrol agents.
At the border thousands of people crowded await the end of Title 42
Thousands of migrants waiting for the measure to be lifted are crowded into shelters on the US-Mexico border. Officials and aid groups are trying to prepare for changes that may or may not occur if the measure stays in place or is repealed.
According to information from the Border Patrol given to the mayor of the city of El Paso, Texas, Oscar Leeser, up to 20,000 migrants could be waiting to cross. The Red Cross has brought 10,000 cots to help with the humanitarian situation.
In Hidalgo County, Judge Richard Cortez said that in the Texas border community of McAllen, Border Patrol agents have met with city and local officials, including from Mexico, to prepare for the influx of immigrants crossing the border. once the Title 42 policy ends.
“If they’re overwhelmed at the ports of entry, they’re going to turn them loose… and then where are they going to sleep at night, where are they going to eat? This puts us in an unknown situation. What are we preparing for? Let’s go to do the best we can. To me, I don’t know why Congress hasn’t sat down and tried to improve the situation,” Cortez said.
With AP and EFE
