The United States imposes travel restrictions on immigrants

The restrictions, imposed under former President Donald Trump, have kept hundreds of thousands of immigrants from entering the country and led to the deportation of 2.5 million people who were in the United States.

The waiver, often referred to as “Title 42,” was introduced in the spring of 2020 and is part of US federal legislation related to public health issues, which allows, under certain circumstances, that people can be denied or deported without an asylum application to stop the spread of infectious diseases. .

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The law was set to expire on December 21, but was temporarily extended by the US Supreme Court after 19 states called for travel restrictions to be kept in place.

“States say they face an immigrant crisis at the border and policymakers fail to agree on appropriate measures to address it,” the court wrote in its ruling on Tuesday, which extends the waiver until the court reviews its new decision.

Such an operation is scheduled for February, and a final decision is expected in May or June.

Broken relay system

White House press secretary Karen Jean-Pierre said in a statement that President Joe Biden’s administration will comply with the decision.

“At the same time, we are moving forward with our preparations to manage the border in a safe, orderly and humane manner when Title 42 is finally lifted,” she says, adding:

Title 42 is a public health measure, not an immigration measure, and should not be extended indefinitely.

The White House is further urging the US Congress to pass immigration reforms necessary to fix a “broken immigration system,” according to the statement.