Title 42: Judge orders Biden administration to stop expelling families that cross the border to seek asylum

Sep 16 2021 by Business Insider

 
Central American asylum seekers arrive to a bus station while being released by U.S. Border Patrol agents on February 26, 2021 in Brownsville, Texas.

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Title 42 refers to a public health order from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Issued in March 2020, it effectively closed the US border to people seeking asylum. Critics have argued it violates the internationally recognized right to apply for refuge. See more stories on Insider's business page.

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