Birmingham
In early December the ALIRP was asked by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Alabama Field Office to coordinate assistance to migrants being released from immigration detention facilities in Louisiana in response to the anticipated lifting of Title 42, a public health measure that was put in place during the COVID pandemic by the Trump administration to block migrants from seeking asylum in the US. Because of a November 15 court order, it was anticipated that Title 42 would end on December 21. On December 19, however, the Supreme Court granted an administrative stay, allowing Title 42 to remain in place while the Supreme Court considers whether to allow the regulation to continue. |