Karine Jean-Pierre slammed for claiming border is ‘not open’ as Title 42 hangs in balance

White House press secretary K_JeanPierre slammed for claiming border is ‘not open’ as Title 42 hangs in balance

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was criticized for claiming the border was not"open" and suggesting doubters enabled smugglers.

Title 42 is a pandemic-era policy used under the Trump administration that permits border patrol to deny immigrants entry at the border to curb the spread of COVID-19. The restrictions were poised to be lifted Wednesday following a federal court ruling last week, but Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts pumped the brakes on Monday, leaving the policy in place while the high court evaluates an appeal to the lower court ruling.

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