Families and single adult asylum seekers who had been turned away at the US-Mexico border since the start of the pandemic will have their chance to enter the US and make an asylum claim starting May 23, Homeland Security Sec. Mayorkas says.
since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic will have their chance to enter the U.S. and make an asylum claim starting May 23.that sources familiar with the planning said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had notified DHS that it would terminate the controversial public health rule known as Title 42 that has blocked more than 1.7 million attempts to cross the border.
The Biden administration has come under pressure from both sides of the immigration debate for its handling of Title 42. Republican have criticized and even sued the administration for not enforcing it more fully, specifically against unaccompanied children. In fact, rolling back Title 42 will mean a return to status quo immigration policies in place prior to March 2020.
DHS and State Department officials told reporters on Friday they will put in place a program at the border to encourage immigrants to get vaccinated. One official said DHS is already offering 2,000 Covid vaccinations at 11 locations along the southern border daily, with plans to increase to 6,000 vaccinations at 27 locations before May 23.
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