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U.S. judge blocks expulsions of migrant families under Trump-era order
U.S. judge blocks expulsions of migrant families under Trump-era order
Reuters
Kristina Cooke and Mica Rosenberg
September 17, 2021, 6:05 AM
(Reuters) - A U.S. district judge on Thursday blocked the expulsion of migrant families caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border under an order put in place by former President Donald Trump's administration early in the COVID-19 pandemic.
The order, invoking Title 42, was issued in March 2020 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which cited the need to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
Judge Emmet Sullivan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colombia wrote the public health law the policy is based on does not authorize the expulsions of migrants. Expelling asylum seekers denies them the "opportunity to seek humanitarian benefits" they are entitled to under immigration law, he wrote.
Sullivan's order takes effect in 14 days. The Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The judge's order only applies to families and not to single adults, who represent most of the migrants arrested at the border.
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