6/2/2023 0 Comments 42 by Aaron Rosenberg![]() ![]() The expiring policy, known as Title 42 after the obscure public health code provision that enabled it, was put into place by the Trump administration in March 2020 at the height of the pandemic. But, citing new restrictive asylum plans the Biden administration is putting in place, he warned away those who, believing “false information,” think the change will make it easier to cross and stay: “The border is not open, it has not been open, and it will not be open subsequent to May 11.” “The situation at the border is a very serious one, a very challenging one and a very difficult one,” DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas admited from Brownsville, Texas on Friday. The Department of Homeland Security is preparing for a spike in encounters at the US-Mexico border, as a Covid-19 era policy agents have used to quickly turn away migrants is set to expire soon. Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. ![]()
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