26 Jul 2021
President Joe Biden is delaying plans to end the anti-epidemic Title 42 Trump-era measure that allows border agents to remove migrants instantly, the White House signaled Monday, echoing other U.S. officials.
Former President Donald Trump’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) invoked Title 42 in 2020 to allow authorities to restrict border crossings by quickly removing any migrant in the interest of public health.
Without explicitly mentioning Title 42, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Monday:
We will maintain existing travel restrictions at this point for a few reasons. The more transmissible Delta variant is spreading both here and around the world. Driven by the Delta variant, cases are rising here at home, particularly among those who are unvaccinated and appear likely to continue in the weeks ahead.