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January 27, 2023

Democratic Lawmakers Slam Biden for Mass Expulsion of Migrants at U.S. Border
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Here in the United States, dozens of Democratic congressmembers are
urging President Biden to reverse the expansion of Title 42, a Trump-era
pandemic policy that's been used to block over 2 million migrants from
seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. In a letter to Biden, the 77
House and Senate Democrats also denounced the administration's proposal
to enact a new rule that would allow immigration officials to deny
asylum claims of people who don't first seek refuge in a country they
pass through on their way to the U.S. southern border. Earlier this
month, the Biden administration expanded Title 42 to begin expelling
Haitian, Nicaraguan and Cuban asylum seekers. Congressmember Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez called out Biden at a news conference Thursday.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: "We have sought and aspired to be an
example to uphold international law. Instead, this administration is
making it effectively impossible to seek refuge at our border. The
courts rightly rejected the Trump administration's attempt to
categorically end asylum. President Biden should listen to the courts
and human rights activists and reverse course."



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