A federal judge ruled Thursday that the U.S. government must stop using a public health order to quickly expel migrants with children who are apprehended along the U.S.-Mexico border. Sullivan granted a preliminary injunction in response to a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of migrant families, saying they were likely to succeed on their challenge to the use of the public health law known as Title 42. In recent months, Mexico has begun accepting fewer migrant families with children and the U.S. has been allowing some to stay in the country. In August, the U.S. invoked Title 42 to expel 16,240 people traveling in family groups who were encountered along the southwest border, according to the most recent statistics from Customs and Border Protection. In the same month, there were more than 86,000 migrants with minor children encountered along the border.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 16, 2021 20:26 UTC