19 States Ask Supreme Court to Move Forward With Title 42 Border Expulsions Case After Court Cancels Oral Argument

19 States Ask Supreme Court to Move Forward With Title 42 Border Expulsions Case After Court Cancels Oral Argument
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry (C) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 22, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
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The 19 states fighting the Biden administration’s plan to end the Title 42 policy that allows rapid expulsion of the illegal immigrants swamping the U.S.-Mexico border are asking the Supreme Court to press on with the case after it abruptly canceled oral arguments a few days ago.

The administration had asked the court to drop the case, arguing it was moot because President Joe Biden’s Office of Management and Budget said in a press release (pdf) on Jan. 30 that it would extend the soon-to-expire pandemic-era emergencies to May 11 “and then end both emergencies on that date.” The current national and public health emergencies were declared by the Trump administration almost three years ago.