First change: 04/21/2022 – 04:00
US President Joe Biden’s announcement of the repeal of Title 42 does not convince many sectors of government, including his own party. The repeal of this article would allow migration processes to resume, including applying for political asylum at the country’s borders. Processes suspended as a measure to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. In this program we analyze the impact that the end of this measure would have.
“Title 42 is not an immigration measure, but a public health measure used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help protect us from the spread of communicable diseases. Title 42 will remain in effect through May 23, and until then DHS will continue to expel adult individuals and families we find on our southwest border with an irregular status,” read the Homeland Security press release, signed by Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas.
Article 42 can remain in effect until May 23, but there are several sectors within the Democratic Party that are urging President Biden to keep the norm, even among Republicans some are raising the possibility of proposing changes to make the title law .
So far, 21 states in the American Union have rebuffed efforts by the federal government in Washington to revoke the title, which they see as a national security issue.
Once it is lifted, Title 8 will come into effect on May 23, which is the standard procedure at borders to expel a person from the country as the case may be. Under this legal framework, there is a growing fear that human traffickers will take advantage of the situation and restart caravans from Central America.
The Biden administration is under a lot of pressure due to the lack of a reliable plan to deal with the immigration situation at the border and, above all, due to the divisions it has created in the administration. What does it mean to finish Title 42? We analyze it in this issue of El Debate together with our guests:
– Maria Herrera, Vice President of the Hispanic Republican Convention in Florida.
– Maureen Meyer, Vice President for Programs at WOLA, a leading research and advocacy organization promoting human rights in America.