A federal judge in Florida has issued a ruling that blocks the Biden administration’s plan to release migrants in the United States on “parole” due to an expected surge once an emergency immigration restriction known as Title 42 is lifted. The decision came just hours before the Title 42 order was set to expire.
In the ruling, U.S. District Judge T. Kent Wetherell stated that the Biden administration’s memorandum outlining the parole policy appeared to conflict with a decision from the court in a separate case earlier this year. Wetherell, who was nominated by former President Donald Trump, said that his order would take effect at 11:59 p.m.
According to Wetherell, the Southwest Border has been out of control for the past two years and is about to get worse. He referenced the expiration of the Title 42 order, which was first imposed during the Trump administration to allow for the more rapid expulsion of migrants during a public health emergency, in this case, the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the Biden administration lifted that public health emergency on Thursday, which led to the ruling.
President Biden acknowledged earlier this week that the result would be chaotic. He stated that his administration is doing everything it can to prepare, but it’s going to be chaotic for a while. The impact of Wetherell’s ruling was not immediately clear, but the administration was almost certain to appeal. The Justice Department has yet to respond to the ruling.
In conclusion, the Biden administration’s plan to release migrants on “parole” has been blocked by a federal judge in Florida just hours before the Title 42 order was set to expire. The ruling has caused uncertainty around the immigration policy, and the administration is likely to appeal the decision.
