Title 42, an emergency health order invoked at the start of the pandemic, allows immigration agents to quickly remove migrants from the country. It was scheduled to be lifted on Wednesday.
By Uriel J García and Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune
Texas has the second-largest population of immigrants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in the country. An appeals court is expected to rule soon on whether the program is legal.
Gonzales broke with his party to support sweeping gun safety legislation that passed after the city’s tragedy. He drew backlash from GOP activists again after he voted to protect same-sex marriage.
The Trump administration created the Migrant Protection Protocols, also called 'remain in Mexico,' in 2019 before the Biden administration canceled it in 2021. The ruling sends the case back to a Texas federal court.