The Biden Administration Is Fighting In Court To Keep A Trump-Era Immigration Policy
NPRThe Biden Administration Is Fighting In Court To Keep A Trump-Era Immigration Policy Enlarge this image toggle caption Charlie C. Peebles/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Charlie C. Peebles/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images As the Biden administration moves quickly to expel migrants camped under a bridge in Del Rio, Texas, its plan depends on a controversial Trump-era policy put in place in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic to speed up removals. "What people need to understand is that, yes, the Haiti situation in Del Rio is awful," said Lee Gelernt, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union who has fought Title 42 in court across two administrations. Enlarge this image toggle caption John Moore/Getty Images John Moore/Getty Images On Sunday, U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz said the government had moved 3,300 individuals from the bridge camp to migrant processing facilities in San Antonio, Laredo and Eagle Pass, Texas. The ACLU's Gelernt said that the rights organization is "extremely disappointed but not shocked" by the Biden administration's decision to appeal the latest Title 42 ruling to the D.C. "We would have thought that the Biden administration, given how much they're talking about wanting a humane asylum system, would have at least grappled with the decision," he said.