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US judge blocks lifting of COVID-19 border restrictions on migrants

Specifically, a federal judge in Louisiana is expected to rule that the US administration cannot immediately proceed with its plan to lift COVID-19 restrictions that have empowered US agents at the border with Mexico. to deport migrants without giving them a chance to apply for asylum.

District Judge Robert Summerhays announced his intention after a hearing in a case brought by 21 US states. The judge said both sides will discuss the specific terms of the temporary restraining order and will work to reach an agreement.

The ruling will change the decision of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), thereby ending the so-called Title 42 border order by May 23. Title 42 authorizes U.S. authorities to rapidly deport those immigrantincluding asylum seekers, to Mexico and other countries to avoid overcrowding at border stations that could exacerbate the spread of COVID-19.

The judge’s statement was a victory for US Republicans, who said ending the order would increase the status quo. illegal immigration and what they consider to be “unhelpful” asylum claims.

The CDC said in early April that Title 42 is no longer needed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic due to increasing numbers of people receiving vaccines, treatments and other tools to fight the epidemic. disease is more and more available.

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Migrants are tested for COVID-19 in Mexico City, Mexico on December 13, 2021. (Photo: Reuters)

In the Louisiana case, a coalition of 21 states led by the states of Arizona, Louisiana and Missouri, all of which have the state attorney general who is a Republican, is seeking to block the end of the order. was launched under former President Donald Trump in early 2020 as the pandemic began to unfold. Judge Summerhays is Trump’s appointee.

Texas, which is also a Republican-led state, filed another lawsuit on April 22 seeking to block the termination of Title 42.

The number of migrants detained at the US-Mexico border this year is on the rise, even surpassing the record 1.7 million in 2021. According to US government data, about half of all migrants Migrants arrested in March were deported under Title 42.

According to statistics from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), migrants who are quickly deported to Mexico under Title 42 are more likely to attempt to cross the border more than once. The recidivism rate for adults following Title 42 deportation is “extremely high”.

Campaigners have raised concerns that migrants seeking asylum face serious dangers after being deported to Mexico or other countries.

US President Joe Biden, taking office in January 2021, has pledged to repeal many of Mr. Trump’s restrictive immigration policies. The Biden administration will maintain Title 42 for 16 months before ending it on May 23.

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