Supreme Court dismisses Title 42 immigration policy suits

The Supreme Court has declined to weigh in on the Biden administration's decision to end the coronavirus public health emergency and allow strict pandemic-related limits on asylum-seekers to expire. The legal dispute over Title 42, which restricts immigration, has been declared moot after the Biden administration ended the emergency and related immigration controls. However, the court could soon be confronted with legal issues arising from the administration's attempt to replace the pandemic-related rules with other policies designed to discourage asylum-seekers from showing up at border stations or crossing without being checked by immigration officers.