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March 31, 2022

Biden Administration to Halt Trump-Era Policy Blocking Asylum Seekers in May
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The White House says it will end a rule blocking people from seeking
asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border by May 23. Under Title 42, the Biden
administration has used the pandemic as a justification to deny the
right to seek asylum to 1.2 million people at the U.S.-Mexico border.
That follows 400,000 such expulsions under former President Trump.
Democratic Congressmember Juan Vargas of California responded, "Title 42
was never about public health and safety-it was implemented to deny due
process to people seeking refuge and protection."


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