The so-called Title 42, as signed in 1944 by then-President Franklin D. Known as the Public Health and Welfare Act announced by Roosevelt, United States immigration officials were allowed between March 20, 2020, the day they entered into rule. into effect on former President Donald Trump’s decision, and on May 11, 2023, when it expires under Joe Biden’s mandate to deport more than 2,800,000 illegal immigrants.
Title 42 was invoked by the Donald Trump administration to kick out immigrants from the country who tried to enter the border on the grounds that the country was in the midst of a health crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Those detained at the border were in most cases returned to Mexico or deported to their countries of origin.
At the time, the Joe Biden administration continued the rule and even extended its validity on two occasions and excluded minors entering the hospital from the measure’s application.
Country without a partner.
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents may immediately remove anyone entering the country without authorization
To stop the spread of coronavirus. This new policy rationale closed the limit on non-essential travel in the name of “the interest of public health”.
But it also nullified all other US laws, including those that give immigrants the right to seek asylum; prevent persecuted people from returning to countries
where they will face threats, harm or torture, and protect lone children who are victims of trafficking.
Prior to the Trump administration, illegal aliens who came to the United States and sought asylum or other humanitarian protection were detained or released in the country.
Final decision by immigration court, which could take years amid a growing backlog of cases.
Under Title 42, immigrants do not even receive a formal order of deportation.
Instead, agents took these people’s biometric information and conducted a superficial health check to check for symptoms of Covid-19, a process that took about 90 minutes, before returning them to Mexico (either where they were from that country or the Middle East). were from America). If they were from elsewhere, they were usually flown in.
What will happen next
Title 8, which remained in effect during the pandemic even when Title 42 was established, is an order passed by the United States some 83 years ago and carries penalties for
Immigrants who have returned, but make exceptions for people from vulnerable populations.
Under Title 8, immigrants who enter US territory illegally will be caught and interviewed by border agents, who must determine whether there is a credible fear reason to remain in the country. If they determine it doesn’t exist, there will be immediate deportation.
If agents believe there is credible reason to fear, the immigrants must be referred to a formal hearing process before an immigration judge, which means they will be allowed entry into the country while all protocols are followed and They will be allowed. To enjoy some temporary benefits.
US immigration officials will still be able to resort to the “remain in Mexico” policy to be able to send applicants to the neighboring country until the asylum case is decided.
