By Ted Hesson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration on Wednesday said it will ask a federal court to keep pandemic-era restrictions for migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border in place, a striking reversal after they sought to end the restrictions this spring.
The administration wants a higher court to overturn a November ruling by U.S. District Court of Columbia Judge Emmet Sullivan invalidating an order known as Title 42, which blocks some asylum seekers at the border.
The administration also said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working on a regulation to formalize the border restrictions.
(Reporting by Ted Hesson)
