Title 42 is a policy that was enacted by the Trump Administration, then continued by the Biden Administration. It was put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by keeping migrants from entering the country during the pandemic. Removing Title 42 however is not that simple, according to several experts.
Currently there are thousands of migrants waiting to enter the United States to seek asylum, and that number is expected to increase with the ongoing violence in Ukraine.
Local reporters at the border have even said there has not been any evidence of groundwork or even preparation for processing the high amounts of people to soon enter the US once the policy is lifted.
On Ask the Expert, Tony Payan is the Director for the Center for US and Mexico with Rice University joined the KRLD Afternoon News to discuss the matter at the border.
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