What is Title 42? Migrants crowd U.S.-Mexico border as COVID rules set to end
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After more than three years, the United States is getting ready to scrap COVID-19 restrictions at the border with the lifting of Title 42.
After more than three years of the pandemic, the United States is getting ready to scrap COVID-19 restrictions at the border with the lifting of Title 42.
The rules that have prevented migrants from seeking asylum will officially end at 11:59 pm ET Thursday as the public health emergency expires.
This comes as the Biden administration ended the national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic last month after a U.S. Congress vote on April 11.
U.S. border officials are bracing for a mass influx of migrants after Title 42 ends, but there are fears that a new immigration regulation will make it even harder to enter the country.
Amid those concerns, there has been a spike in illegal crossing attempts, with asylum seekers flocking in large numbers to the U.S.-Mexico border in recent weeks.
Here is what to know.
Title 42 was first enforced under then-president Donald Trump in March 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic.
The policy suspended rights to seek asylum on grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19.
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