Plans to lift Title 42 have prompted dire predictions of chaos on the border. But there is already a migrant surge, because the pandemic policy was never an effective border-control tool.
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Politicians Embrace Title 42 as Border Band-Aid
For some lawmakers and politicians on both sides of the aisle, brandishing Title 42 is a way to flaunt an aggressive stance on the border.
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At a Crowded Border Camp in Mexico, Frustration and Shattered Hopes
A Supreme Court ruling extending an expulsion policy known as Title 42 proved deeply disappointing for many migrants gathered at the border, hoping for a chance to seek asylum.
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Border Program to Expel Migrants Must Remain in Place, Supreme Court Rules
The ruling is a provisional victory for 19 states led mostly by Republicans that had sought to keep the pandemic rule known as Title 42 in place.
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Title 42 Border Restrictions Still in Place as Lawsuits Reach Supreme Court
In a brief to the court, the Biden administration acknowledged that the end of Title 42 would most likely lead to an increase in border crossings.