Federal lawsuit seeks to block end to sweeping asylum limits
Associated PressPHOENIX — Conservative-led governments in Arizona, Louisiana and Missouri have sued President Joe Biden’s administration to prevent federal officials from ending a public health rule that allows many asylum seekers to be turned away at the southern U.S. border. “The Biden administration’s dangerous and unlawful immigration policy encourages illegal border crossings and poses a threat to law-abiding citizens across our state and nation,” said Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Chris Magnus said Monday that “we will likely face an increase in encounters above the current high levels” once Title 42 is lifted. But Democratic Sheriff David Hathaway in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, said Title 42 should be lifted because asylum seekers currently “don’t get their day in court.” The county includes Nogales, the state’s largest and busiest border crossing.