Spartz Joins Title 42 Amicus Brief

Statement

U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN), along with 52 other Members of Congress and the Texas Public Policy Foundation, filed an amicus brief in support of the Title 42 injunction lawsuit filed by Louisiana, Arizona, and Missouri Attorneys General.

"Border security is a serious national security issue and President Biden cannot play politics with people's lives,"said Spartz. "Ending Title 42 restrictions without proper replacement mechanisms is a reckless disregard of his duties and the rule of law."

An Amicus Curiae (Brief) is usually filed by an individual or organization who is not a party to a legal case, but who is permitted to offer expertise and/or insight that has bearing on the issue at hand. The decision on whether to consider such an amicus brief lies within the discretion of the court(s) in said jurisdiction.

Read the full text of the brief here.

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Additional Background:

Although CDC and other federal agencies argue that a whole host of COVID-19 restrictions on U.S. citizens are essential to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, CDC changes its tune about the necessity of COVID-19 restrictions when it comes to stemming the flow of illegal migrants on the southern border.
This inconsistency is unjustifiable not only as a matter of policy, but also as a matter of law.
The termination decision will exacerbate the current border crisis and harm Hoosiers.
In 2021, we saw a record 100,000 drug overdoses deaths
In FY 2021, CBP seized over 10,000 pounds of fentanyl -- fentanyl crossing the border accounts for approximately two out of every three fentanyl-related deaths.
DHS Office of Intelligence anticipates that one million migrants could cross the southern border within the first six weeks of Title 42 ending.
This is an anticipated surge of 18,000 migrants per day or 540,000 people a month!
CDC failed to consider the current border crisis and the impact of a further migrant surge and failed to adequately explain its policy reversal:
CBP could reach full capacity within a few days of Title 42 ending and be forced to release illegal immigrants into the U.S.
We're already seeing the release of illegal immigrants into U.S. communities across the country--this will be exacerbated when Title 42 ends.
The brief also underscores the following:
The Biden Administration does not have an actual plan in place to prevent the surge in illegal immigration.
CDC's actions create inequitable treatment of migrants to the detriment of U.S. citizens.

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