The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that a pandemic-era restriction on border crossings known as Title 42 will remain in place for the time being, allowing U.S. immigration officials to keep swiftly expelling migrants and denying them the opportunity to seek asylum.
The Trump administration first imposed that measure in March 2020, ostensibly to combat the rising tide of COVID-19 by keeping out migrants who might spread the disease. The Biden administration kept the order in place. Since the order was first invoked, federal immigration officials have carried out millions of Title 42 expulsions at the U.S.-Mexico border.
