to expire, and officials have been warning about a potential surge in migrants at the us mexico border. officials have said that when title 42 is no longer in effect, tens of thousands of people could try to cross over. let s remind ourselves what the policy is, and how it might affect us immigration policy. the temporary law, introduced by donald trump, known as title 42, meant illegal migrants could be removed quickly, and it expires overnight tonight. the policy made it easier for the us to send people back to mexico, using the coronavirus pandemic as justification. the winding down of covid measures means the policy no longer has any public health justification, prompting officials to announce it would end on 11 may, the same day as the official us public health emergency. and when it ends, in a few hours from now, the us will return to a policy where migrants are screened, to determine if they are eligible for asylum and quickly deported if they do not qualify. earlier,
that he felt he had been treated in this entire process and after the court finished he stayed inside the courtroom for a further 15 minutes to answer questions from reporters too. how significant is this new development? for many of imran khan s supporters, they will see this as a very key point showing that he has been able to push back against the military and intelligence services but in terms of exactly what might happen next, imran khan still has two appear in front of the judge tomorrow in front of the judge tomorrow in the islamabad high court. could be that at this stage this is a very temporary relief. mr khan s arrest sparked protests across the country, some of which turned violent. his supporters say his arrest was designed to muzzle mr khan, who remains a popular and powerful opponent of the current government. i put that point to musadik malik, pakistan s minister of state for petroleum and a member of the cabinet.
welcome to bbc news, thank you forjoining us in the studio stopping the arrest of imran khan has led to a nationwide protests, it has been declared illegal by the supreme court as well and the former attorney general called this arrest and extreme misstep, was it a misstep? i extreme misstep, was it a misstep? misstep? i won t call it a misstep, misstep? i won t call it a misstep, i misstep? i won t call it a misstep, i think - misstep? i won t call it a misstep, i think there i misstep? i won t call it a i misstep, i think there were some requirements that should be taken care of like arresting him once he leaves the court. that s about it. if you really look at the case it s amply clear that should have happened and some must happen if we want to maintain the law and pakistan. to maintain the law and pakistan. ., ., ., ., pakistan. oh no that imran khan has said these pakistan. oh no that imran khan has said these are pakistan. oh no that imran khan has said these are not
live from washington, this is bbc news. concerns over us mexico border crossings, as the end of a controversial immigration policy is just hours away. pakistan s supreme court orders the release of former prime ukraine does not president zelenskyy gives more details about the expected counter offensive in the country was war with russia. pakistan s supreme court orders the release of former prime minister imran khan, saying his arrest was illegal. hello. thanks forjoining us. it s nowjust hours before a controversial immigration policy in the us is due
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