Not so fast, Joe!
According to a report from Fox News, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is suing the Biden Administration and seeking a temporary restraining order to prevent the mass release of migrants after Title 42’s expiration on Thursday.
From Fox News:
Moody, in a filing in the U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, is arguing that a plan by the Department of Homeland Security to release migrants onto the streets if Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and NGOs are overcapacity is unlawful as it is too similar to the “Parole + ATD” policy enjoined by a federal judge in March
That policy saw migrants paroled into the U.S. and enrolled into Alternatives to Detention. The federal judge accused the government of “effectively turned the Southwest Border into a meaningless line in the sand and little more than a speedbump for aliens flooding into the country.”
Border officials in Washington D.C. authorized the mass release plan and the media got wind of it this week; a DHS spokesperson later confirmed the policy.
“As Republican and Democratic administrations alike have done in the past to protect the safety and security of Border Patrol agents and migrants in the event of severe overcrowding conditions, U.S. Border Patrol sectors may consider releasing certain migrants who have undergone strict national security and public safety vetting to continue their immigration processes,” a spokesperson said. “This may include processing migrants for parole to reduce the amount of time they spend in custody.”
“Each parole will be considered on an individualized case-by-case basis, and individuals who are released will be required to check in with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and undergo removal proceedings in immigration court. Individuals may be placed into an Alternatives to Detention program to ensure compliance, if deemed appropriate. The targeted use of parole will allow Border Patrol to focus its resources most effectively to quickly process and remove individuals who do not have a legal basis to remain in the country,” the spokesperson said.
Florida’s AG isn’t comfortable with this plan at all.
“Florida seeks a temporary restraining order to preserve the status quo until the parties can brief motions for a preliminary injunction or to postpone the effective date of the new policy,” Moody’s lawsuit states. “The Biden Administration’s behavior, if left unchecked, makes a mockery of our system of justice and our Constitution.”
More over at Fox News:
BREAKING NEWS: Florida sues Biden to stop planned mass release of migrants https://t.co/TFLlvJhdeU
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