Global Courant 2023-05-12 07:23:34
A federal judge on Thursday night blocked the Biden administration from enacting a policy that would allow the release of migrants without court dates — just hours away from the end of the Title 42 public health order.
Judge T. Kent Wetherell II imposed a two-week temporary restraining order against the Biden administration’s policy of releasing migrants “conditionally with conditions”.
The policy was outlined in a memo from the Border Patrol, which said migrants could be allowed to enter the country on conditional terms — a process typically reserved for “urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit” — if Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facing overpopulation. The memo calls the practice “conditional release” as migrants are required to make an appointment with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or request a Notice to Appear by mail.
A U.S. Border Patrol agent talks to asylum seekers waiting between the double fence along the U.S.-Mexico border near Tijuana, Mexico, Monday, May 8, 2023, in San Diego. The migrants wait between the fences to be checked by agents of the US Border Patrol. ((AP photo/Denis Poroy))
On parole, migrants are quickly released into the country, are not given an alien registration number and are not given a court date.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody filed a lawsuit, arguing that the policy was “substantially identical” to a “Parole + ATD” policy blocked by the same judge in March.
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