The so-called Title 42 regulation allows migrants to be rejected quickly at the border with Mexico, with reference to the corona pandemic. It should end on Wednesday night.
In recent weeks, an unusual number of migrants have illegally crossed the border between Mexico and the United States.
(dpa)
The US Supreme Court has blocked plans to lift a controversial deportation rule for the time being. The so-called Title 42 regulation allows migrants to be rejected quickly at the border with Mexico, with reference to the corona pandemic. It was introduced under former American President Donald Trump and was supposed to expire on Wednesday night (local time). Now the American government has until Tuesday afternoon to comment on an urgent application from several states that want to maintain the deportation rule. That emerges from an order of the chairman of the court, John Roberts, published on Monday.
In recent days, an unusually large number of migrants have crossed the southern border of the United States near the border town of El Paso, in the state of Texas. The authorities expected a further increase in view of the planned relief. The mayor of El Paso declared a state of emergency over the weekend due to the high number of migrants. This gives him the opportunity, for example, to convert certain facilities into emergency shelters by ordinance. It also enables the city to ask the state for additional staff to care for and house migrants.