In a 5-4 vote, with the court’s three liberals and conservative justice Neil Gorsuch dissenting, the high court reversed an order from a federal judge in Washington, D.C., who ruled last month that the border policy must end.
The Supreme Court said Tuesday that the controversial Trump-era border restriction, known as Title 42, will remain in effect while legal challenges play out. The move ensures that federal officials will be able to continue swiftly expelling migrants at U.S. border, at least for the next several months.
The court’s ruling comes in response to an emergency request filed by 19 Republican state attorneys general asking to maintain the policy, which was scheduled to expire this week.
The prospect of Title 42 ending prompted crowds to form on the Mexican side of the border of the U.S., as they awaited to cross the border.
However, the Biden administration said it was prepared for the authority to end and had put in place precautions to guard against confusion at the border, and any potential surge of migrants.
Meanwhile, the Texas National Guard installed two miles of border fencing in the El Paso, Texas, area as a surging number of migrants face uncertainty.
