What is Title 42 and why was it implemented?
The measure, adopted during the administration of the former president Donald Trump, gives the North American government the power to immediately expel undocumented migrants for reasons of health emergency and force those seeking asylum to wait in Mexico to have their process analyzed. The refusal was valid even for anyone seeking political asylum.
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O Title 42 it was implemented in March 2020, with the contagion of covid-19 as a justification. Since then, the measure has been used 2,8 million times to deny people entry into North American territory. In several cases, the same person was refused entry more than once.
Why end Title 42?
The Biden administration announced in January that it was ending national emergencies linked to the pandemic. This resulted in the end of use of Title 42 to deal with immigration. This Thursday (11) is the last day on which the rule must be adopted.
What changes for those seeking asylum?
From this Friday (12), asylum seekers will be interviewed by immigration officers. Those who have a “credible fear” of being persecuted in their home countries will be able to remain in the US until a final decision is made.
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What changes for immigrants?
With the end of Title 42, the US government must adopt an old rule, called Title 8.
If immigrants are not “eligible for asylum,” they can be deported under Title 8, an immigration rule that has been used for decades and allows the deportation of anyone who enters the country without a visa or required documentation, but who has nothing to do with health issues.
Migrants already arrive at the border
Thousands of people try to cross the border irregularly rather than wait.
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The Texan cities of El Paso, Brownsville and Laredo have declared states of emergency as hundreds of people — most from Latin America, others from China, Russia and Turkey — are already there, waiting for their applications to be processed.
The United States insists that the end of the Title 42 measure does not mean that the borders will be open and that, to increase the chances of being accepted into the country, migrants must resort to “legal channels”, such as making an appointment on the CBP One mobile application (Office of Customs and Border Protection app) to apply for asylum.
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- The new outbreak at the border (The New York Times*)
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