Title 42

The ruling from the Louisiana-based judge comes less than three days before the Biden administration was scheduled to lift the policy, known as Title 42. It was originally put in place at the beginning of the pandemic by the Trump administration.

When thousands of Haitians – like Dachka and Exode – arrived in the unlikely border town of Del Rio, Texas, they hoped they were crossing the finish line of an arduous immigration journey. But when the U.S. started flying some families back to Haiti (including their South American children) migrants were forced to make a critical decision: stay in the U.S. migrant camp and risk expulsion – or return to Mexico.

Cuando miles de haitianos, como Dachka y Exode, llegaron al pequeño pueblo fronterizo de Del Río, Texas, tenían la esperanza de estar cruzando la línea final de una ardua travesía migratoria. Pero cuando Estados Unidos empezó a devolver a algunas familias hasta Haití, incluyendo a sus hijos sudamericanos, muchos migrantes fueron forzados a tomar una decisión crítica: permanecer en el campamento improvisado en Estados Unidos y arriesgarse a la expulsión, o volver a México.

Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the public for donations to fund his controversial effort to bus migrants from border communities to Washington D.C. following criticism over his use of taxpayer dollars.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before the House Judiciary Committee Thursday, where he's facing another heated round of questioning on Title 42.

The Trump-era policy required asylum seekers to wait for their immigration hearing in Mexico. The Biden administration suspended the program, but was blocked by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

U.S. District Judge Robert Summerhays has granted a temporary restraining order on what was to be the termination of Title 42.

The policy known as Title 42 is set to expire in late May but Paxton is asking for an immediate halt to the pending termination.

On Thursday, The Texas Border Coalition sent a letter to the Biden administration and congressional leaders calling for a comprehensive immigration and border policy.

These drills are underway and will continue through the end of May.