The Biden administration defends controversial Trump-era border policy
January 21, 2022
On Wednesday in a court proceeding, the Biden administration defended the use of a controversial Trump-era border policy barring asylum seekers under Title 42. The administration argued it was necessary to have Title 42 to avoid the transmission of Covid-19 in border facilities. The Title 42 policy was invoked at the beginning of the pandemic under the Trump administration and allowed authorities to remove migrants at the southern U.S. border, barring asylum-seekers due to Covid-19 concerns. Wednesday’s court proceedings stemmed from ACLU and advocates who were challenging the policy.
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