Updated Apr 27, 2022 - Politics & Policy

Judge grants temporary restraining order to keep Title 42 in place

Erin Doherty

The San Ysidro Port of Entry border crossing bridge in Tijuana, Mexico. — A migrant from Haiti near the San Ysidro Port of Entry border crossing bridge in Tijuana, Mexico, on March 22. Photo: Cesar Rodriguez/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A judge on Wednesday issued a temporary restraining order to keep the pandemic-era public health policy Title 42 in place, according to court documents.

Driving the news: "This is a huge victory for border security, but the fight continues on," Missouri's Attorney General Eric Schmitt wrote on Twitter Monday after a judge had stated his intention to grant the order.

The big picture: Three states — Missouri, Arizona and Louisiana — sued the Biden administration this month for rescinding Title 42, which was first issued in March 2020, using the pandemic as a reason for turning back migrants attempting to enter the U.S. without the chance to seek asylum.

The attorneys general argued that revoking the controversial policy would "result in an unprecedented crisis at the United States southern border," Schmitt said in a statement.
More than a dozen states, mostly Republican-led, joined the lawsuit, CNN reports.

What they're saying: "I am so proud of the lawyers from our office who just got a Temporary Restraining Order to keep Title 42 in place. We will continue to fight the Biden administration's open border policies," Arizona's attorney general wrote on Twitter.

Editor’s note: This post was corrected to reflect that the order was granted Wednesday, not Monday. A judge had stated on Monday his intention to grant the order.

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