Conservative states target Title 42 in court, seeking to leave asylum measure in place
Posted on AllSides December 16th, 2022
From The Center
Conservative states are looking to force a series of quick decisions on Title 42, teeing up litigation that, if successful, could leave in place for more than a year the policy that allows the country to turn away asylum-seekers.
A group of nearly 20 GOP-led states are moving to intervene in a case, hoping to challenge a decision from a federal judge who struck down Title 42 after determining the government failed to consider less drastic measures when implementing a major shift in immigration policy amid the pandemic.
The states’...
