Border Organization Responds to Court Decision Ending Title 42

For Immediate Release: November 16, 2022

“As a legal service provider on the front lines at the southern border, we know the human toll of this policy all too well”

EL PASO, TEXAS — In Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas, a class action lawsuit on behalf of refugee families, Judge Emmet Sullivan ruled last night that Title 42 violates U.S. law and has no basis in public health.

For more than two years, Title 42 placed the politics of fear over people’s safety and human rights. Since its implementation, the policy has allowed U.S. authorities to expel more than 2 million migrants who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border without due process.

Marisa Limón Gomez, Executive Director at Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, shared the following statement:

“This ruling supports what we have argued since the beginning: Title 42's sole purpose is to prevent individuals from seeking asylum in the U.S. As a legal service provider on the front lines at the southern border, we know the human toll of this policy all too well. 

“It is heartening to see Judge Sullivan block the policy in recognition of the irrevocable harm done to people on the move including Black and Indigenous migrants. We look forward to rigorous dialogue with the Biden administration to fully restore asylum and call for an investment in truly humane and orderly solutions for people seeking protection.”