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Federal Court Limits Use of Pandemic-Linked Immigration Policy

HeadlineMar 07, 2022

In Washington, D.C., a federal appeals court has ordered the Biden administration to stop enforcing Title 42 to expel asylum-seeking families with children back to countries where they face persecution or torture. The Biden administration is still allowed to use the public health policy to expel other asylum seekers without due process during the pandemic, but a three-judge panel questioned whether the policy — first invoked by former President Trump — was needed.

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