18 MORE states join lawsuit suing Biden to stop lifting of Title 42

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18 MORE states join lawsuit suing Biden for his 'reckless' decision to overturn Title 42 that will be a 'disaster' for the country as migrant caravans continue north
Brings total to 21 states asking federal court to stop the order from being lifted
CDC in early April said Title 42 would expire on May 23
The Department of Homeland Security has used it to quickly expel migrants at the border due to health concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic
Move is expected to cause mass increase in migrants
Even some Democrats have expressed concern about lifting the order
By EMILY GOODIN, SENIOR U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER

PUBLISHED: 15:27 BST, 15 April 2022

18 MORE states join lawsuit suing Biden to stop lifting of Title 42

Eighteen more states have signed onto a lawsuit against President Joe Biden's administration to stop it from lifting the Title 42 health order for the southern border amid concerns it will bring in a huge flux of migrants.

Originally filed by Arizona, Louisiana and Missouri, the case, in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Louisiana, was amended on Thursday to add the other states, bringing the total to 21.

Florida is one of the new states joining the suit, which is asking the federal court to block the order terminating Title 42.

'Ending Title 42 would be a disaster and further the chaos at the southwest border that is making it easier for drug cartels and human smugglers to advance their illicit practices in our country.' said Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody in a statement.

She said it was 'reckless' of Biden administration to lift the order.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced in early April they would rescind the publich health order known as Title 42 on May 23.

Since March 2020, the Department of Homeland Security has used it to quickly expel migrants at the border due to health concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic.
In February, 55% of the more than 164,000 migrants encountered at the border were expelled under the order.

The lawsuit names several federal agencies and officials as defendants, including CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky; the Department of Justice and Attorney General Merrick Garland; the Department of Homeland Security and Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas; and the Department of Health and Human Services and Secretary Xavier Becerra.

Even some Democrats have objected to the Biden administration lifting Title 42.

Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema has led a bipartisan group of senators in proposing legislation to prevent it from being lifted without a plan in place to stop an expected surge of migrants at the border.

Her home state of Arizona sits on the border.

She has called on the administration to extend the order.

'The administration's extension of public health emergency authorities proves the need to delay lifting Title 42 to protect the health and safety of Arizona communities and migrants. I'll keep pushing for transparency and accountability from the administration to help secure the border, keep Arizona communities safe and ensure migrants are treated fairly and humanely,' she said in a statement on Thursday.

Her fellow Democratic Senator from Arizona, Mark Kelly, also voiced concern about lifting the order - particularly without a plan to combat the expectant increase in migrants.

The issue is rapidly become an election year one as Democrats fret about keeping control of Congress.

Democratic Senator Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, who is facing one of the toughest re-election campaigns, visited the border to see the situation for herself and promptly called on the administration to extend the order.

'My trip to the southern border reinforced my concerns about the administration preemptively ending Title 42,' Hassan said. 'Border agents were very clear with me that the end of Title 42 will lead to a steep increase of attempted crossings that they will not be able to effectively handle because they don't have enough resources.'

The 21 states suing Biden over lifting of Title 42 on border
Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

Florida

Georgia

Idaho

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Ohio

Oklahoma

South Carolina

Tennessee

Utah

West Virginia

Wyoming
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The issue also has caused a delay in additional covid funding when Republican senators demanded to hold a vote on an amendment that would keep the Title 42 restrictions in place as part of $10 billion covid funding bill that President Biden wants passed.

Republicans prevented the measure from moving forward in the legislative process with every GOP senator voting against it in an early April vote.

'There'll have to be an amendment on Title 42 in order to move the bill,' Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said at the time. 'We'll need to enter into some kind of agreement to process these amendments in order to go forward with the bill.'

The White House slammed Republicans for stopping the legislation.

'It is disappointing that Senate Republicans voted down consideration of a much-needed bill to purchase vaccines, boosters, and life-saving treatments for the American people,' White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement hours after the vote.

'As we have repeatedly said, there are consequences for Congress failing to fund our COVID Response. The program that reimbursed doctors, pharmacists and other providers for vaccinating the uninsured had to end today due to a lack of funds.'

The issue has been punted until early May after Congress returns from its two-week Easter recess.
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