The Biden administration is appealing a federal court ruling that halts the use of a public health order to quickly expel migrants with children who are stopped along the U.S.-Mexico border. The case focuses on families with children, meaning the administration can continue to expel single adults under the provision. The ACLU and others launched their legal challenge to Title 42 in January, just before President Trump left office. They spent months in settlement negotiations with the Biden administration but resumed the litigation after federal officials signaled that they had no immediate plans to rescind the policy. In January, the D.C. circuit court agreed to temporarily lift the lower court’s decision, but the Biden administration later decided to exempt children who arrive without a parent from Title 42.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 17, 2021 20:01 UTC