June 14, 2023
A Louisiana federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit from a coalition of Republican-led states that sought to keep the Biden administration from ending the now-defunct Title 42 public health border policy after the Fifth Circuit ruled the matter is moot.
November 14, 2022
The Biden administration has denied an allegation that it is allowing Haitian migrants into the U.S. in violation of a policy meant to limit the spread of COVID-19, telling a Louisiana federal judge that a state coalition misinterpreted entry statistics.
November 02, 2022
Republican state attorneys general accused the Biden administration of violating an injunction requiring it to repel migrants from the border under pandemic-era restrictions, saying a sharp drop in Haitian expulsions indicated the administration was selectively lifting the so-called Title 42 border block.
May 20, 2022
A Louisiana federal judge ordered President Joe Biden to keep intact a Trump-era order allowing for the swift expulsion of migrants amid the COVID-19 pandemic, ruling Friday that two dozen states would likely prove they weren't provided enough notice when the administration announced plans to end the policy.
May 11, 2022
A family seeking asylum at the border has asked to enter fierce litigation over the Title 42 order, which allows border officers to swiftly expel migrants, saying that neither the Biden administration nor states looking to prolong the border block are protecting its interests.
April 27, 2022
A Louisiana federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the Biden administration from prematurely unwinding the Title 42 order used to quickly expel migrants arriving at the border, saying lifting the order ahead of schedule could force states to shoulder the financial burden of more migrants.
April 25, 2022
A Louisiana federal judge said on Monday that he plans to issue a temporary restraining order in a case challenging the Biden administration's decision to wind down a pandemic-related order known as Title 42, which allows the quick expulsion of migrants arriving at U.S. land borders.
April 22, 2022
The Biden administration urged a Louisiana federal court to deny an emergency request from 21 states to maintain the use of a public health law to turn away migrants at the southern border, saying Friday that a fast-tracked rescission of the law won't harm the states.
April 14, 2022
Eighteen additional states on Thursday signed on to a lawsuit started by Arizona, Louisiana and Missouri to challenge the Biden administration's decision to wind down a pandemic-related order known as Title 42 that allows the quick expulsion of migrants arriving at U.S. land borders.
April 04, 2022
Arizona and two others filed suit in Louisiana federal court to keep the Title 42 border block intact, saying the Biden administration is setting the stage for a border disaster by lifting the order, which allows border officers to swiftly expel migrants.