Biden Admin Will Keep a Trump-Era Public Health Order Expelling Most Migrants in Place, Citing COVID-19 Variants
District of Columbia | July 30, 2021
The Biden administration will keep a Trump-era public health order used to expel most migrants from the U.S. in place, citing COVID-19 variants, Reuters reported Thursday.
President Joe Biden reportedly planned to lift public health order Title 42 restrictions for migrant families at the end of July, according to Reuters. The administration decided not to lift the order in light of rising COVID-19 infections in Mexico and the spread of the delta variant, according to three people familiar with the matter, Reuters reported.
“It will remain in place as long as that is the guidance from our health and medical experts,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Monday. Psaki added the administration hasn’t publicly announced a timeframe for the restrictions… (Excerpts from the Tennessee Star)