Judge Title 42 COVID asylum restrictions must continue on border

A federal judge in Louisiana is refusing to end pandemic-related restrictions on migrants seeking asylum on the southern border The judge on Friday blocked a plan by President Joe Biden s administration to lift the restrictions next Monday Migrants have been expelled more than 1 9 million times since March 2020 under federal Title 42 authority The provision denies migrants a chance to request asylum under U S law and international treaty on grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19 Arizona and Louisiana led 24 states in challenging the plan to end the restrictions

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