Judge blocks Title 42 ending_ COVID restrictions to continue at border | USA TODAY

A U.S. District Judge on Friday blocked the Biden administration from ending Title 42, which expelled more than 1 million migrants in 2021.

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A federal judge in Louisiana on Friday ruled that pandemic-related restrictions on migrants seeking asylum on the southern border must continue, blocking President Joe Biden's plan to terminate the Title 42 public health order Monday. The Department of Justice said it plans to appeal the decision.

U.S. District Judge Robert Summerhays sided with 24 states that sued the Biden administration over plans to lift the restrictions, granting the plaintiffs' request for a preliminary injunction to stop the rollback of Title 42.

In a 47-page ruling, Summerhays said the CDC's termination order did not go through a notice-and-comment process required for rule changes and that the CDC did not consider alternatives to ending Title 42.

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