Biden aims to speed up release of undocumented immigrants.

The Biden Administration Asks Judge to Resume Fast-Track Release of Illegal Immigrants

The Biden administration has requested a federal judge to resume the fast-track release of illegal immigrants in a court filing. This comes after U.S. Judge T. Kent Wetherell II issued a temporary restraining order against the Biden administration’s new parole policy that would have replaced Title 42, the measure that allowed for the immediate expulsion of illegal border crossers to Mexico during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Policy on Parole with Conditions in Limited Circumstances Prior to the Issuance of a Charging Document

The policy titled “Policy on Parole with Conditions in Limited Circumstances Prior to the Issuance of a Charging Document” would release the illegal immigrants without a court date. Instead, the illegal immigrants would schedule an appointment to appear at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility online within 60 days or would get a Notice to Appear (NTA) via mail after being released.

Parole + Alternatives to Detention (ATD)

Wetherell also blocked another U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) parole known as “Parole + Alternatives to Detention (ATD)” in a separate case, Florida v. United States (Case number: 21-cv-01066) in early March. The “Parole + ATD” policy allows CBP to release illegal immigrants into communities after national security and public safety evaluation. Illegal immigrants who enrolled in the ATD program are subject to supervision, reads the CBP policy memorandum.

DOJ Asks Judge to Stay Both Orders

In the filing in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Florida, the Justice Department (DOJ) asked the judge to stay both orders and said they will appeal two rulings by the court by May 15 at the U.S. 11th Circuit Court. “The Solicitor General has authorized an appeal of both orders and the government has filed a notice to appeal in 21-cv-01066 and will file a notice to appeal in 23-cv-9962, and intends to move to consolidate the two appeals,” the DOJ said.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody Objects

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody objected to the motion, saying that the Biden administration is trying to continue the “unlawful policy.”

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