The Biden administration announced on Friday afternoon that it was ending a Trump-era border deportation policy for unaccompanied migrant children in response to a court ruling this could have forced officials to expel these minors without asylum control.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which first authorized the expulsion of migrants in March 2020, put an end to the government’s ability to expel children entering US border custody without your peers. U.S. border officials can still use Title 42 to expel single adult migrants and families traveling with children to Mexico or their home countries.
Despite critic of the Democratic allies and advocates, the Biden administration has defended Title 42 as a key tool in stopping the spread of coronavirus at border facilities, but exempted unaccompanied minors from politics earlier last year. .
Last week, U.S. District Court Judge Mark Pittman said the administration could no longer exempt unaccompanied children from Title 42, arguing that Texas, which challenged the exemption, was harmed. financially for the placement of migrant children in the state due to medical and school costs.
In a warning Friday, CDC officials said they recognize the “unique vulnerabilities” of unaccompanied minors.
“In the current cessation, CDC addresses the court’s concerns and has determined, after considering current public health conditions and recent advances, that the expulsion of unaccompanied noncitizen children is not justified to protect public health.” , the agency said in a statement.
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- immigration
- US Immigration and Customs Service
- Border between Mexico and the United States
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