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U.S. can't expel migrant families to countries where they could be harmed, court rules

Both the Trump and Biden administrations have said the Title 42 border policy is necessary to control the spread of COVID-19 inside migrant holding facilities.

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Both the Trump and Biden administrations have said the Title 42 border policy is necessary to control the spread of COVID-19 inside migrant holding facilities.

Highlights

  • A federal appellate court on Friday upheld the government’s authority to expel migrants under a Trump-era pandemic-related order retained by the Biden administration.
  • But the court barred U.S.
  • border officials from expelling families to countries where they could be harmed.
  • The D.C.
  • Circuit Court of Appeals partially affirmed a lower court order against government’s expulsion of migrant families under a public health authority known as Title 42.
  • Both the Trump and Biden administrations have said the Title 42 policy is needed to reduce the spread of COVID-19 inside border facilities.