Posted on Dec 28, 2022
Supreme Court allows border restrictions for asylum-seekers to continue for now
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https://www.npr.org/2022/12/27/ [login to see] /supreme-court-decision-title-42-migrants-asylum
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling Tuesday, granted a GOP request to prevent the winding down of the pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42 – and agreed to decide in its February argument session whether 19 states that oppose the policy should be allowed to intervene in its defense in the lower courts.
Conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch joined the court's three liberals in dissent.
The "current border crisis is not a COVID crisis," he wrote in his dissent. "And courts should not be in the business of perpetuating administrative edicts designed for one emergency only because elected officials have failed to address a different emergency. We are a court of law, not policymakers of last resort."
Under Title 42, immigration authorities are able to quickly remove many of the migrants they encounter – without giving them a chance to ask for asylum protection or other protections under U.S. law. The restrictions were put in place as a public health order by former President Donald Trump's administration in March 2020 when COVID-19 was just beginning to surge in this country.
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling Tuesday, granted a GOP request to prevent the winding down of the pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42 – and agreed to decide in its February argument session whether 19 states that oppose the policy should be allowed to intervene in its defense in the lower courts.
Conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch joined the court's three liberals in dissent.
The "current border crisis is not a COVID crisis," he wrote in his dissent. "And courts should not be in the business of perpetuating administrative edicts designed for one emergency only because elected officials have failed to address a different emergency. We are a court of law, not policymakers of last resort."
Under Title 42, immigration authorities are able to quickly remove many of the migrants they encounter – without giving them a chance to ask for asylum protection or other protections under U.S. law. The restrictions were put in place as a public health order by former President Donald Trump's administration in March 2020 when COVID-19 was just beginning to surge in this country.
Supreme Court allows border restrictions for asylum-seekers to continue for now
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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From the article:
"because elected officials have failed to address a different emergency"
Therein lies the problem. Our two political parties are so busy fighting each other that they can no longer sit down and find a resolution to major problems such as immigration and border control.
"because elected officials have failed to address a different emergency"
Therein lies the problem. Our two political parties are so busy fighting each other that they can no longer sit down and find a resolution to major problems such as immigration and border control.
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