Bipartisan team introduces narrow immigration bill ahead of expiration of Covid-era border policy
1 year, 7 months ago

Bipartisan team introduces narrow immigration bill ahead of expiration of Covid-era border policy

CNN  

CNN — A bipartisan group of senators led by Republican Thom Tillis of North Carolina and independent Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona introduced immigration legislation Thursday intended to counter an influx of migrants expected at the border when a Covid-era border restriction ends next week. The legislation is not a true extension of Title 42, which allowed border authorities to quickly expel certain migrants citing a public health emergency, and it’s not expected to pass before the border policy expires. Without Title 42, the primary border enforcement tool since March 2020, authorities will be returning to decades-old protocols at a time of unprecedented mass migration in the Western hemisphere, which is raising concerns about a surge in migrants after the border restriction is lifted – a potential political vulnerability for President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats facing reelection next year. “Despite ample notice about the pending expiration of Title 42, the Administration has failed to properly secure our southern border,” Manchin said in a statement.

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Biden is said to be finalizing plans for migrant limits as part of a US-Mexico border clampdown
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden is said to be finalizing plans for migrant limits as part of a US-Mexico border clampdown

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The White House is finalizing plans for a U.S.-Mexico border clampdown that would shut off asylum requests and automatically deny entrance to migrants once the number of people encountered by American border officials exceeded a new daily threshold, with President Joe Biden expected to sign an executive order as early as Tuesday, according to four people familiar with …

Border encounters remain low nearly a month after Title 42 lifted, DHS says
1 year, 6 months ago

Border encounters remain low nearly a month after Title 42 lifted, DHS says

CNN  

CNN — The number of daily encounters along the US-Mexico border has remained low nearly a month after a pandemic-era restriction used by authorities to swiftly turn away migrants was lifted, the Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday. Authorities had been bracing for a surge in illegal crossings following the expiration of Title 42 last month, and while officials caution …

The US-Mexico border in a post-Title 42 world
1 year, 7 months ago

The US-Mexico border in a post-Title 42 world

Al Jazeera  

The Take looks at what the end of the controversial border policy means for migration across the US southern border. It allowed border authorities to reject people looking to seek asylum in the US on the spot and turn them back, on the grounds that they might be carrying COVID-19. The end of Title 42 has many expecting an increase …

Immigration policy is uncertain now that Title 42 has been lifted
1 year, 7 months ago

Immigration policy is uncertain now that Title 42 has been lifted

NPR  

Immigration policy is uncertain now that Title 42 has been lifted Enlarge this image toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images Mario Tama/Getty Images For the last three years, a previously obscure emergency public health order allowed politicians to temporarily sidestep one of the most complicated issues in American politics — migration at the United States' southern border. Sponsor Message The Biden …

Some US cities along the southern border say they have not seen a surge of migrants expected after expiration of Title 42
1 year, 7 months ago

Some US cities along the southern border say they have not seen a surge of migrants expected after expiration of Title 42

CNN  

CNN — Amid pressing concerns that a surge of migrant crossings would be triggered by the expiration of the US border restriction policy known as Title 42, some southern border communities have reported receiving fewer-than-expected migrant arrivals since the policy has been lifted. The motion said surging migration coupled with the termination of Title 42 “is overwhelming U.S. Customs and …

Migrants rush to the US border as Title 42 pandemic restrictions expire
1 year, 7 months ago

Migrants rush to the US border as Title 42 pandemic restrictions expire

Hindustan Times  

Migrants rush to the US border as Title 42 pandemic restrictions expire The US ended a three-year-old asylum restriction, Title 42, stirring fear among migrants that the changes would make it more. The US ended a three-year-old asylum restriction, Title 42, stirring fear among migrants that the changes would make it more difficult for them to stay on. On the …

Title 42 ends: U.S. sees a record migration influx of more than 10,000 people a DAY
1 year, 7 months ago

Title 42 ends: U.S. sees a record migration influx of more than 10,000 people a DAY

Daily Mail  

Migrants gathered on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday hours before immigration restrictions known as Title 42 expired, with some rushing to cross ahead of tough new asylum rules that will replace the COVID-era order. Here immigrants lined up to be processed to make asylum claims at a makeshift migrant camp in El Paso Migrants cross the Rio …

House Republicans pass new asylum restrictions as Title 42 ends; Biden promises veto
1 year, 7 months ago

House Republicans pass new asylum restrictions as Title 42 ends; Biden promises veto

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Republicans passed a sweeping bill Thursday to build more U.S.-Mexico border wall and impose new restrictions on asylum seekers, creating a hard-line counter to President Joe Biden’s policies just as migrants are amassing along the border with the end of coronavirus pandemic restrictions. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy called the package “the strongest border security bill this country …

Confusion, resolve at US-Mexico border as Title 42 formally ends
1 year, 7 months ago

Confusion, resolve at US-Mexico border as Title 42 formally ends

Al Jazeera  

Experts say new restrictions at US-Mexico border will continue to impede access to asylum as contentious policy expires. A contentious United States policy that has allowed authorities to turn away most asylum seekers at the border with Mexico has officially ended, as President Joe Biden’s administration readies for an expected influx of arrivals. Washington also finalised a new rule this …

US House passes Republican bill to stop illegal immigration from Mexico as Title 42 ends
1 year, 7 months ago

US House passes Republican bill to stop illegal immigration from Mexico as Title 42 ends

Live Mint  

The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved Republican legislation intended to stop immigrants and illegal drugs crossing the nation's southwestern border with Mexico, leaving it to the Senate to attempt a broader, bipartisan immigration bill. "The key component of this bill is where we say, 'If you come to our country, you will get to, according to the law, …

Title 42 expires in HOURS: Migrants keep heading to the border in Texas, Arizona and California
1 year, 7 months ago

Title 42 expires in HOURS: Migrants keep heading to the border in Texas, Arizona and California

Daily Mail  

The end of Title 42 immigration authority that the administration has been anticipating for a year has finally arrived, with border agents and officials bracing for uncertain after affects and migrants still rushing to the border. That included about 1,000 arrivals a day in Yuma, Arizona Tuesday, with migrants gathered in Ciudad Juárez hoping to cross border checkpoints when Title …

Editorial: With Title 42 ending, Biden relies on the same failed immigration policies
1 year, 7 months ago

Editorial: With Title 42 ending, Biden relies on the same failed immigration policies

LA Times  

Dozens of immigrants from as far away as India and Africa wait to be processed by Customs and Border Protection officers Friday along the border wall in Somerton, Ariz. The border management strategy known as Title 42 has allowed the United States to expel asylum-seeking migrants en masse for the past three years using a public health pretext. Operation Hold …

US prepares for influx at Mexico border as Title 42 expiry nears
1 year, 7 months ago

US prepares for influx at Mexico border as Title 42 expiry nears

Al Jazeera  

Policy that has allowed US authorities to turn away most asylum seekers at Mexico border will end on Thursday. US President Joe Biden’s administration is preparing for the end of a controversial public health order that has allowed authorities to turn away most asylum seekers at the United States border with Mexico. First imposed by former US President Donald Trump …

Explained: Title 42 and how its expiration will affect immigration at the US-Mexico border
1 year, 7 months ago

Explained: Title 42 and how its expiration will affect immigration at the US-Mexico border

Firstpost  

The United States is getting ready to lift COVID-19 restrictions that have blocked migrants caught at the US-Mexico border from seeking asylum since 2020, a major policy shift with humanitarian and political implications. In April, the US Border Patrol apprehended some 183,000 migrants, according to preliminary data provided by Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council, a 13 …

Southern border braces for a migrant surge with Title 42 set to expire this week
1 year, 7 months ago

Southern border braces for a migrant surge with Title 42 set to expire this week

CNN  

CNN — The United States is bracing for the expiration of a pandemic-era border restriction this week, with officials fearing it will spur a surge of migrants and exacerbate an already challenging humanitarian crisis at the southern border. “No matter how much we are prepared, I don’t think we are going to be prepared enough,” John Martin, deputy director of …

Plans set in motion as Biden administration eyes end of Covid-era border restriction
1 year, 7 months ago

Plans set in motion as Biden administration eyes end of Covid-era border restriction

CNN  

CNN — The Biden administration, already facing an increase in border crossings, is setting plans in motion to manage an anticipated influx of migrants at the US-Mexico border when a Covid-era border restriction ends next week, sources tell CNN. The Department of Homeland Security previously released a six-pillar plan that outlined the department’s operations post-Title 42, including setting up additional …

U.S. authorizes sending 1,500 troops to southern border before Title 42 ends
1 year, 7 months ago

U.S. authorizes sending 1,500 troops to southern border before Title 42 ends

LA Times  

Biden to send 1,500 active-duty troops to U.S.-Mexico border as Title 42 order expires. U.S. officials said the 1,500 Army and Marine Corps troops, requested by the Homeland Security Department, will fill critical “capability gaps,” such as watching for crossings, monitoring camera feeds, data entry and warehouse support. In 2018, then-President Trump sent 5,800 active-duty troops to the southern border …

Daily border encounters have dropped by more than half in January, DHS official says
1 year, 11 months ago

Daily border encounters have dropped by more than half in January, DHS official says

CNN  

Washington CNN — Daily migrant encounters along the US-Mexico border have dropped by more than half in January compared to last month, a Homeland Security official tells CNN, citing the expansion of a Trump-era Covid restriction and recently launched programs to legally migrate to the US. Last month, border authorities wrestled with a spike in border encounters, averaging around 7,000 …

Joe Biden Tells Illegal Migrants to Stay Away From US Border
1 year, 11 months ago

Joe Biden Tells Illegal Migrants to Stay Away From US Border

News 18  

President Joe Biden on Thursday warned undocumented migrants to stay away from the US border while opening the door to limited legal arrivals from four impoverished countries, in a delicate balancing act on one of the country’s most explosive political issues. Wendy Young, head of Kids in Need of Defense, which advocates for unaccompanied refugee and migrant children, said the …

Biden announces major border strategy shift, expands Trump policy
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden announces major border strategy shift, expands Trump policy

LA Times  

A migrant family climbs the northern bank of the Rio Grande in December after crossing from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, in their attempt to enter El Paso. The Biden administration announced a major shift to its immigration strategy Thursday, expanding the use of a Trump-era policy that gives border agents the power to quickly turn back migrants at the border while …

US Supreme Court keeps asylum limits in place for now
1 year, 11 months ago

US Supreme Court keeps asylum limits in place for now

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on asylum in place for now, dashing hopes of migrants who have been fleeing violence and inequality in Latin America and elsewhere to reach the United States. The Supreme Court’s decision said that the court will review the issue of whether the states have the right to intervene in the legal …

Supreme Court refuses to lift Trump-era rule at the southern border
1 year, 11 months ago

Supreme Court refuses to lift Trump-era rule at the southern border

LA Times  

Venezuelan migrants prepare to walk along the U.S. border fence after crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico to seek asylum with the U.S. Border Patrol on Sept. 22 in El Paso. A divided Supreme Court refused Tuesday to lift the Trump-era rule that has turned away migrants at the border as a public health threat. The court agreed to hear …

US Supreme Court upholds controversial Title 42 border policy
1 year, 11 months ago

US Supreme Court upholds controversial Title 42 border policy

Al Jazeera  

The United States Supreme Court has temporarily kept in place Title 42, a controversial immigration policy that has been criticised for denying refugees the ability to seek asylum in the US. But US President Joe Biden has met fierce pushback to his efforts to roll back the policy, with conservative judges and officials warning that the end of Title 42 …

Title 42 border rules confound Washington, migrants alike
2 years ago

Title 42 border rules confound Washington, migrants alike

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The drawn-out saga of Title 42, the set of emergency powers that allows border officials to quickly turn away migrants, has been chaotic at the U.S.-Mexico border. Title 42 allows border officials to deny people the right to seek asylum, and they have done so 2.5 million times since March 2020. “I don’t know why it’s taking them …

Tens of thousands migrants wait at U.S. border for asylum limits to end
2 years ago

Tens of thousands migrants wait at U.S. border for asylum limits to end

The Hindu  

EL Paso, Texas Migrants along the U.S. border with Mexico sought shelter from the cold early on 21 December as restrictions that prevented many from seeking asylum in the U.S. remained in place beyond their anticipated end. In El Paso, Democratic Mayor Oscar Leeser warned that shelters across the border in Ciudad Juárez were packed to capacity, with an estimated …

US asks court to end asylum limits, with a short delay
2 years ago

US asks court to end asylum limits, with a short delay

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — Texas dispatched National Guard troops to the border, and San Diego businesses anticipated a wave of Christmas shoppers from Mexico, as tens of thousands of asylum-seekers at the border waited for a Supreme Court ruling that could allow them to enter the United States. In El Paso, Democratic Mayor Oscar Leeser warned that shelters across the …

High court temporarily blocks lifting of asylum restrictions
2 years ago

High court temporarily blocks lifting of asylum restrictions

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is temporarily blocking an order that would lift pandemic-era restrictions on asylum seekers but the brief order leaves open the prospect that the restrictions in place since the coronavirus pandemic began and have been used to turn back hundreds of thousands of prospective asylum seekers could still expire on Wednesday. But as they’re set to …

Biden lawyers tell Supreme Court it’s time to end Trump policy at the border
2 years ago

Biden lawyers tell Supreme Court it’s time to end Trump policy at the border

LA Times  

President Biden’s lawyers urged the Supreme Court on Tuesday to reject an emergency appeal from Republican-led states and end the Trump-era COVID-19 policy that turned away migrants at the border who were seeking asylum. The Title 42 policy, based on a long-standing public health emergency law, was imposed by the Trump administration during the COVID-19 pandemic to prevent infected people …

As US debates Title 42 policy, asylum seekers left in limbo
2 years ago

As US debates Title 42 policy, asylum seekers left in limbo

Al Jazeera  

The Supreme Court intervened on Monday to block the controversial immigration policy’s scheduled expiration this week. In November, a US District Court judge declared the policy “arbitrary and capricious”, ruling to end Title 42. “The only real solution,” the document states, “is for Congress to fix our broken and outdated immigration system.” The Biden administration, meanwhile, has signalled it wants …

Controversial Title 42 border policy vacated by federal judge
2 years, 1 month ago

Controversial Title 42 border policy vacated by federal judge

LA Times  

Migrants walk by the shore after crossing the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas, in May 2022. A federal judge in Washington on Tuesday vacated a controversial border policy known as Title 42, a public health law invoked by the Trump administration during the pandemic that had allowed border agents to quickly turn back migrants. Previously, thousands of immigrants were …

Migrant crossings at US border rise for 4th straight month
2 years, 6 months ago

Migrant crossings at US border rise for 4th straight month

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. border authorities stopped migrants more often on the southern border for a fourth straight month in May, apparently unaffected by expectations that pandemic-era limits on asylum may be lifted. Migrants were stopped 239,416 times in May, up 2% from 235,478 in April and up 33% from 180,597 in May 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Wednesday. …

US judge blocks Biden’s plan to end Title 42 border expulsions
2 years, 7 months ago

US judge blocks Biden’s plan to end Title 42 border expulsions

Al Jazeera  

A judge in the United States has blocked the Biden administration’s plan to end a contentious immigration policy that allows US authorities to turn away most asylum seekers arriving at the country’s southern border with Mexico. “That means Title 42 will not end anytime soon,” tweeted Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, senior policy counsel at the American Immigration Council, about the federal judge’s …

Federal judge extends the blocking of Biden administration’s plans to lift Title 42
2 years, 7 months ago

Federal judge extends the blocking of Biden administration’s plans to lift Title 42

LA Times  

Migrants who crossed the Rio Grande into the U.S. wait to be processed by Border Patrol agents in Eagle Pass, Texas. In a ruling issued Friday, U.S. District Judge Robert Summerhays in Lafayette wrote that lawyers for 24 plaintiff states had established that a “significant threat of injury” would arise if Title 42, a 1944 federal public health statute invoked …

US states argue to keep contentious border policy in place
2 years, 7 months ago

US states argue to keep contentious border policy in place

Al Jazeera  

US court is hearing challenge to Biden administration’s plan to end Title 42 restriction at US-Mexico border this month. A group of 21 US states have argued that the Biden administration’s plan to lift a contentious border restriction that barred most asylum seekers from seeking protection at the US-Mexico border was made without sufficient consideration of the effects it would …

Migrant crossings spike as US plans to lift curb on asylum
2 years, 8 months ago

Migrant crossings spike as US plans to lift curb on asylum

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Migrants attempted to cross the U.S.-Mexico border at the highest level in two decades as the U.S. prepares for even larger numbers with the expected lifting of a pandemic-era order that turned away asylum seekers. Immigration authorities stopped migrants 221,303 times along the Southwest border in March, a 33% increase from a month earlier, according to U.S. Customs …

Clash over immigration policy derails Senate COVID aid bill
2 years, 8 months ago

Clash over immigration policy derails Senate COVID aid bill

NPR  

Clash over immigration policy derails Senate COVID aid bill Enlarge this image toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Quick passage of a bipartisan $10 billion COVID aid bill is unlikely now that Senate Republicans — with the support of some Democrats — are trying to use the legislation as a way to extend Trump-era immigration restrictions. Senate Minority …

As Title 42 winds down, aid groups prepare for shift at US border
2 years, 8 months ago

As Title 42 winds down, aid groups prepare for shift at US border

Al Jazeera  

Migrant advocates and lawyers expect more people to arrive at US-Mexico border ahead of restrictive policy’s end in May. Now, as the Biden administration moves ahead with its plan to end Title 42, a health order invoked due to COVID-19 that effectively barred most asylum seekers from entering the US, aid groups at the border are preparing for a shift …

Opinion: Good riddance to this terrible Trump-era policy decision
2 years, 8 months ago

Opinion: Good riddance to this terrible Trump-era policy decision

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Raul A. Reyes is an attorney and a member of the USA Today board of contributors. CNN — The Biden administration announced on Friday that it will soon end a Trump-era immigration policy, known as Title 42, that allowed US officials to bar entry to migrants and asylum seekers at the US border on the grounds that they …

Joe Manchin speaks out against Biden's lifting of Trump-era border policy
2 years, 8 months ago

Joe Manchin speaks out against Biden's lifting of Trump-era border policy

Salon  

Democratic Senator Joe Manchin expressed his disdain for the Biden administration's plan to scrap the Trump-era border restrictions put in place as an emergency measure during the pandemic. Title 42 is a measure put in place by the Trump administration in March 2020 which allows U.S. immigration authorities to quickly expel migrants and asylum-seekers. "With encounters along our southern border …

The U.S. is ending its pandemic border rules. It could mean a surge in migration
2 years, 8 months ago

The U.S. is ending its pandemic border rules. It could mean a surge in migration

NPR  

The U.S. is ending its pandemic border rules. It could mean a surge in migration Enlarge this image toggle caption Sandy Huffaker/AFP via Getty Images Sandy Huffaker/AFP via Getty Images The Biden administration is moving to end sweeping pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42 on May 23. Since March 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has used the …

Title 42 and the border: Why what we’re seeing now is different
2 years, 8 months ago

Title 42 and the border: Why what we’re seeing now is different

CNN  

CNN — More migrants are coming to the US-Mexico border, and officials say they expect the number to grow. “We have every expectation that when the CDC ultimately decides it’s appropriate to lift Title 42, there will be an influx of people to the border,” White House communications director Kate Bedingfield said on Wednesday. Asked whether she was ready for …

US to end ‘Title 42’ border restriction in May: Reports
2 years, 8 months ago

US to end ‘Title 42’ border restriction in May: Reports

Al Jazeera  

Biden administration expected to revoke contentious policy by May 23 but decision not yet finalised, AP and Reuters say. US President Joe Biden’s administration is expected to lift a contentious border policy that prevents most asylum seekers from applying for protection in the United States, after calls to end “Title 42” have grown louder in recent weeks. “We are near …

Title 42 explained: The obscure public health policy at the center of a U.S. border fight
3 years, 1 month ago

Title 42 explained: The obscure public health policy at the center of a U.S. border fight

LA Times  

A U.S.-bound caravan of more than 500 migrants, including many Haitians and Central Americans, and including many families, embarked on foot from southern Mexican city of Tapachula on Sept. 4. Under Title 42, the vast majority of the migrants would have been turned away from the U.S. At the center of today’s most heated immigration debate is a decades-old health …

The Biden Administration Is Fighting In Court To Keep A Trump-Era Immigration Policy
3 years, 3 months ago

The Biden Administration Is Fighting In Court To Keep A Trump-Era Immigration Policy

NPR  

The Biden Administration Is Fighting In Court To Keep A Trump-Era Immigration Policy Enlarge this image toggle caption Charlie C. Peebles/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Charlie C. Peebles/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images As the Biden administration moves quickly to expel migrants camped under a bridge in Del Rio, Texas, its plan depends on a controversial Trump-era policy put in place …

U.S. border closure cracks under pressure from lawsuits, advocates and the easing pandemic
3 years, 7 months ago

U.S. border closure cracks under pressure from lawsuits, advocates and the easing pandemic

LA Times  

Asylum seekers arrive in Reynosa, Mexico, after they were sent back from McAllen, Texas. Now, after months of pressure from advocates and a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union challenging the use of Title 42 against families, as well as an easing pandemic and indications of a leveling-off in border crossings, Biden administration officials have quietly agreed to …

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