The United States is close to implementation changes to your policy border immigration and there are concerns and expectations about the scope of this measure. The change refers to the end of the rule known as Title 42, a restrictive and controversial provision that came into force with the Covid-19 crisis.
As the note from the CNN en Español site explains, in March 2020, during the first days of the coronavirus pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention implemented this regulation that allowed the authorities to quickly deport migrants to the land borders of the United States.
Since this rule, the Customs and Border Protection Office has started to ban the entry of certain people who “potentially pose a health risk”.
The criterion was to limit access to those seeking to avoid medical checkups. It also allows those who wish to enter to be pushed back by the country of last transit, such as Mexico or Canada.
According to official data, under this regulation, more than 1.8 million deportations were carried out on the border with Mexico.
In April 2022, the CNN en Español note continues, the end of this measure was announced. However, it has continued in force and recently It will expire on May 11th.
Disputes from title 42
The CNN note explains that this restriction has been controversial since the announcement, during the presidency of Donald Trump.
Immigrant rights advocates argued that officials were using public health as a pretext to keep as many immigrants out of the country as possible. Public health experts also criticized the policy, saying it was not justified.
Chuck Schumer, a leading Democrat, called the decision “draconian” and “inhumane.”
What will happen now at the borders
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In mid-December, a post-plan Title 42.
This program includes increase border control staff, increase efficiency in processing immigrant data, impose consequences on those who enter the country illegally, strengthen the structures of non-profit organizations, prosecute human traffickers and collaborate with international partners .
In addition, according to CNN sources, the state would send about 1,500 more soldiers due to the expected influx of migrants.
Source: Clarin
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