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.
