Biden Officials Must Stop Expelling Migrant Families, Court Says

U.S. border officials must halt their practice of expelling migrant families under a pandemic-related public health order, a federal court said in the latest legal whiplash for the Biden administration’s immigration policies.

The policy, known as Title 42, allows the Department of Homeland Security to immediately send back individuals who enter the U.S. without authorization. That approach likely interferes with border crossers’ right to apply for asylum here, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said Thursday in a major win for immigrants’ rights advocates.

Advocates Restart Border Suit After Negotiations Hit Impasse

The ruling is the latest ...