NEW YORK – The US and Mexico hope the Biden administration does its best in appealing a district judge’s decision to end a controversial Trump-era measure that allows for the immediate deportation of immigrants. advocates for newly arrived peoples along the border, their focus remains the migrants they encounter.
Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso said he is the USCCB immigration commissioner who was recently hailed as a “good pastor” by Pope Francis. Cruz He left legislation to politicians and focused on ensuring that those arriving in the parish “can find help quickly from us.
The Biden administration filed a Title 42 appeal earlier this week. U.S. District Judge Emmett Sullivan last month ruled that the policy was “arbitrary and capricious in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act,” and set a December 21 end date to prevent immigrants seeking to enter the country. It gave authorities time to develop a plan for the possible influx. Once the policy is lifted, I will enter the United States.
Title 42, implemented by the Trump administration in 2020, not only allows for expedited deportation but also limits immigrants’ legal right to asylum. It was enacted as a public health measure through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
While President Joe Biden campaigned on promises to roll back the policy, his administration did the opposite – using the measure as a means to curb border crossings in record numbers over the past two years. adopted and extended its reach to Venezuelans.
The Biden administration’s appeal against Sullivan’s decision states: ”
The Biden administration has not sought a stay of Sullivan’s decision on appeal, so at this point it looks like Title 42 will still be lifted on December 21st. Authority of the CDC to impose measures or the like.
“HHS [The Department of Health and Human Services] and the CDC have decided to initiate new rulemaking to review the framework within which the CDC Director can exercise his powers. [Title 42] “To meet the dangers posed by future epidemics,” the appeal said.
Dylan Corbett, executive director of Hope Border Institute, based in El Paso, Texas, said: Cruz While it’s difficult to convey the Biden administration’s intentions on appeal, he hopes they’re “acting with integrity.”
“Federal officials on the ground are working very closely with us to ensure that we are as prepared as possible so that the White House acts with integrity and that we are all in the same boat. To a place where vulnerable people have been able to claim protection at the border,” said Corbett, an official with the Vatican’s Immigration and Refugees Division and a consultant for the U.S. Bishops Conference Immigration Committee. .
Joanna Williams, executive director of the Kino Border Initiative, which works with immigrants across the border in Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Mexico, said: Cruz Even if Title 42 ended on December 21, they were genuinely concerned that it would either resume or take another form. Riding the coaster and leaving families on the edge of the holiday season without access to protection would be especially damaging.”
“There is nothing in these recent operations [by the Biden administration] It makes me feel more positive about Title 42,” said Williams. “Since the Biden administration took office, we have seen that they have really struggled to commit to a sustainable path to protecting people at the border.”
Aside from the Biden administration’s appeal, 15 states last month filed a motion to intervene to delay the lifting of Title 42. A group of 24 states filed in May after the Biden administration announced plans to reverse the policy. won a nationwide injunction to maintain this policy.
Proponents, however, say the focus is on preparing for a possible rollback of Title 42 within 11 days.
To increase the capacity of El Paso to receive immigrants, Corbett said he is working with additional faith communities and working with the El Paso Diocese to expand the number of parishes that can provide hospitality and border security. , federal, and local officials.
“This will definitely be challenging because we have to start flexing muscles that we haven’t flexed in a while,” Corbett said. “We are encouraged by the cooperation at the local level…and we hope that the Catholic Church will rise up and start the work of hospitality across the country, as it plays an important role here at the border.”
Williams likewise said the cooperation at the local level between local governments, organizations and border agents over the past few months gave her “a lot of hope”. A plan coordinated with.
“It gives me a lot of hope because to show that as a community we are more united and yes this will be a challenge but we will not reach the level of crisis or overwhelm the community. Because I think we can, then it will be more politically viable to end the policy,” she said.
Proponents of Title 42 argue that the policy is necessary to handle record numbers of immigrants crossing the southern border in recent years. Proponents argue that the policy does not prevent immigrants from trying to enter the country, and that it leads to repeated attempts by immigrants.
Corbett said the policy would force immigrants to seek more dangerous areas of the border, which would lead to more deaths and create an accumulation of people waiting to claim protection at the border, thus reducing the border system. claims to be an incredible burden on He added that it would also put a “huge burden” on border agents.They said that because of policy, they would focus less on other priorities, such as deadly drugs such as fentanyl entering the country. I am forced to match.
“We need [immigration reform]but in the meantime, Title 42 has created an incredible crutch on the system, and I don’t think it works for both vulnerable people on the move and border agents,” Corbett said.
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