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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Uriel J. García and Alex Nguyen

U.S. Supreme Court allows rapid removal of migrants to continue as legal challenge plays out

Hundreds of migrants wait in line along the banks of the Rio Grande to seek asylum in the U.S., Monday, December 12, 2022.
Hundreds of migrants wait in line along the banks of the Rio Grande to seek asylum in the U.S. on Dec. 12. (Credit: Ivan Pierre Aguirre for The Texas Tribune)

The U.S. Supreme Court’s chief justice on Monday paused the scheduled lifting of an emergency health order the federal government has used for more than two years to quickly turn away migrants, including those seeking asylum, at the southwest border.

Justice John G. Roberts’ order comes after an Arizona-led coalition of 19 states, including Texas, asked the Supreme Court on Monday to halt the lifting of the health order known as Title 42, which was set to expire this Wednesday.

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