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April 26, 2022

U.S. to Continue Expelling Asylum Seekers After Judge Blocks Rescission of Title 42
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A federal judge in Louisiana has temporarily blocked the Biden
administration from ending Title 42, a Trump-era policy that's allowed
the U.S. government to expel asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border
without due process. The Biden administration planned to end Title 42 by
next month, facing backlash from both Republicans and Democrats. Since
Title 42 was first invoked in March 2020, over 1.7 million asylum
seekers have been expelled from the U.S. and returned to places where
they face kidnapping, torture, sexual assault or threats to their lives.


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