The policy had allowed the US to expel migrants to Mexico without the chance to seek US asylum. Read more at straitstimes.com.
EL PASO, Texas - US border agents in El Paso, Texas, on Tuesday urged hundreds of migrants amassing on city streets to surrender to authorities as illegal crossings rose in the run-up to the end of Covid-19 border restrictions known as Title 42 later this week.
And in Tijuana, across from San Diego, California, migrants formed long lines in front of a towering border fence on Monday, with the aim of turning themselves in to US border agents.The policy, implemented in March 2020 at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, has allowed US authorities to expel hundreds of thousands of migrants to Mexico without the chance to seek US asylum.
His public approval ratings stood at 40 per cent in recent days, close to the lowest level since he took office in 2021. While Mr Biden has kept Title 42 in place until now, not all migrants caught crossing the border illegally have been expelled.Mexico also accepts just certain nationalities and limits the migrants it takes in based on capacity.
However, limited US resources to deport migrants could stifle the effectiveness of the measure, which mirrors similar Trump policies that were blocked in court. The new rule is also expected to face legal challenges.But some staffers have pushed back for its hasty rollout and others are concerned it undercuts access to asylum services, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
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