After taking office, President Joe Biden’s administration continues to rely on Title 42, a public health body used at the start of the coronavirus pandemic that allowed border guards to reject migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
However, in early April, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced plans to terminate the contract. The CDC said at the time that it was no longer necessary given current public health conditions and the increased availability of vaccines and treatments for Covid-19. The decision sparked a wave of criticism from Republicans and Democrats amid heightened fears about an increase in migrants when the government repealed it.
The public health authority, which has been fiercely criticized by immigrant advocates, will remain in force for the time being.
This story has been broken and will be updated.
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