Biden admin. officials are worried that lifting Covid-19 restrictions blocking undocumented immigrants from crossing into the US from Mexico would trigger a surge in migration that could overwhelm the system, according to 2 US officials.
. That includes more than 104,000 immigrants who were expelled under Title 42.
So far, Customs and Border Protection has received no guidance on how to prepare for the end of Title 42, the officials said. "President Biden has said time and again that his administration would be guided by science, yet medical experts have consistently rejected the idea that Title 42 is necessary to protect public health," said Noah Gottschalk, global policy lead for Oxfam America."Vaccines are readily available and effective against new variants of Covid. The country is opening back up. So, too, should our borders be open for people seeking asylum.
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