A federal judge of the D.C. District Court has struck down the use of Title 42 to expel migrants in the case Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas. Upon request from the Biden administration, Judge Emmet Sullivan also granted a five-week period before the implementation of the order, which will take effect on December 21.

“It’s a step towards ending this inhumane and illegal ban on asylum and towards restoring a humane and welcoming asylum process at the border, including at ports of entry,” Melina Roche, campaign manager for the Women’s Refugee Commission, told me.

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