Appeals court denies Biden admin request for stay in challenge to migrant release policy

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a motion by the Biden administration to allow migrant releases under two blocked policies to continue amid a legal challenge.

The judge found that the policy, which saw migrants released into the U.S. without court dates and told to check in with Immigration and Customs Enforcement within 60 days, was materially identical to a separate policy that paroled migrants into the U.S. while enrolling them into alternatives to detention (ATD) programs. The judge had blocked that policy in March in response to a lawsuit from Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, who also filed the May challenge. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in Florida migrant case by Fox News on Scribd Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.

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The administration, which called the block of the policy "sabotage," filed a motion to stay the orders blocking both the "parole + ATD policy" and the "parole with conditions" policy. Lawyers for the administration said that the orders blocking the policies will "undermine the Executive Branch’s constitutional and statutory authority to implement its immigration priorities and secure the border."