Biden administration won't appeal court ruling in Florida immigration case

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The Biden administration has declined to appeal a decision from last week that blocks a key Department of Homeland Security program that has helped the agency relieve migrant congestion at the U.S. southern border.

U.S. District Judge Kent Wetherell II, a Florida-based judge appointed by former President Donald Trump, issued the 109-page opinion last week, blaming President Joe Biden for the country’s border crisis and giving the government a week to appeal — a deadline that passed on Wednesday.

The parole program, called “parole + ATD,” has allowed DHS to release tens of thousands of migrants into the country while they await immigration proceedings. DHS will now have to provide migrants full “Notices to Appear” instead of resorting to other alternatives to detention.

Immigration activists called on the administration to appeal the ruling, warning that the elimination of the policy could lead to overcrowding at border crossings and risk overwhelming U.S. Border Patrol.

DHS officials declined to comment on the decision. But agency statistics show that use of the program has dropped substantially over the past year, down from over 130,000 cases being handled through the program to just 28 in February of this year.

The decision comes after a four-day bench trial in Pensacola sparked by a lawsuit filed by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody against the Biden administration in 2021.

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1. Go beyond the Headline, to the buried Truth...

DHS officials declined to comment on the decision. But agency statistics show that use of the program has dropped substantially over the past year, down from over 130,000 cases being handled through the program to just 28 in February of this year.

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The thing is moot. tRumps cronie demanding decision must be appealed in one week!?
Suck an egg, says DOJ to Judge Cronie.

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2. +1

Thank you for that.

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3. Wanted to put a cap on the ...outrage!...apologies to those wanting to!

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4. The Judge did not say the decision must be appealed in one week.

He stayed his decision for one week to give the government a chance to appeal if they wanted. If they had appealed then the circuit court might have stayed the decision until they made their judgment. When a district court judge gives a decision either side has 30 days to file an appeal.