Appeals Court Overrules Judge, Lets Biden Admin Use COVID-19 Policy to Expel Illegal Immigrants

A group of illegal immigrants rapidly deported from the United States under Title 42 wait on the Mexican side of the Paso del Norte International Bridge between El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on March 10, 2021. Paul Ratje/AFP via Getty Images

A federal appeals court on Sept. 30 preserved the Biden administration’s ability to use a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) order that allows White House officials to expel illegal immigrants due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C Circuit comes after a federal judge on Sept. 16 issued a time-delayed order to prevent the Biden administration from enforcing Title 42. That order was set to go into effect on Thursday.