Judge Blocks Biden From "Paroling" Migrants As Title 42 Is Lifted

A federal judge in Florida blocked a Biden administration plan to release migrants in the US on "parole" because of a surge expected once an emergency immigration restriction known as Title 42 lifts, John Fritze reported for USA TODAY.

Photo Insert: US District Judge T. Kent Wetherell in the Northern District of Florida wrote late Thursday that a Biden administration memorandum outlining the parole policy appeared to conflict with a decision from the court in a separate case earlier this year.

US District Judge T. Kent Wetherell in the Northern District of Florida wrote late Thursday that a Biden administration memorandum outlining the parole policy appeared to conflict with a decision from the court in a separate case earlier this year.

Wetherell, nominated by President Donald Trump, said his order would take effect at 11:59 p.m., Maureen Groppe also reported for USA TODAY.

"The Southwest Border has been out of control for the past 2 years," Wetherell wrote.

"And it is about to get worse because, at midnight tonight, the Title 42 order expires." Because of the expected surge of migrants, US Customs and Border Protection said it would parole certain people without what's known as a notice to appear, essentially a charging document because those documents take additional time to prepare.

"At the current operational pace, and without any additional measures ... USBP would have over 45,000 individuals in custody by the end of the month," the Department of Homeland Security told the court on Thursday.

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