JOE CAVES: Biden to Comply with Court Order Blocking His Termination of Title 42 at the Border

The Biden administration will reportedly comply with a court order that prevented the White House from terminating Title 42 at the US-Mexico border.

The order was first issued by President Trump and allowed federal agents to deport illegal migrants and asylum seekers to protect public health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Fox News:

A Louisiana district court judge has announced plans to block such a move until Biden negotiates a deal with Republican border states. A senior administration official said the White House plans to comply with that order Tuesday, according to Politico.

“If and when the court issues the TRO [temporary restraining order] the department is planning to comply with that order,” the official said, going on to complain about the decision. “It really makes no sense to us that the plaintiffs would demand, and the court would order, that [Department of Homeland Security] be stopped in its use in expedited removal, which is going to prevent us from adequately preparing for the aggressive applications for immigration law when public health expires.”

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a plan on how to deal with post-Title 42 surges in migration on Tuesday. 

The plan would surge resources for medical support and transportation at the border, but it is not significantly different from what DHS released when it first announced plans to end Title 42 on April 1.