<span style="color: #222222;">The US Supreme Court has voted to keep in place a controversial Trump-era policy that blocked thousands of people from crossing the US-Mexico border. Title 42 gives the government power to automatically expel undocumented migrants seeking entry.<br />''<br />''The potential lifting of the policy had prompted concerns that the number of migrants at the border would rise.<br />''<br />''The Biden administration said it would comply with the ruling but called for reform of immigration policy. It said in a statement that the US administration is advancing preparations to manage the border in a secure, orderly, and humane way when Title 42 eventually lifts and will continue expanding legal pathways for immigration.<br />''<br />''The Title 42 policy – applied many times in March 2020 – was originally due to expire on the 21st of December but, two days before the deadline, Chief Supreme Court Justice John Roberts blocked its termination.</span><br />