What is Title 42, and what’s next for migrants to the US?
by Guardian staff and agency from US news | The Guardian on (#6BP6D)
The arcane rule that allows officials to expel migrants at US land borders is due to expire at midnight - what happens now?
This week marks the end of a coronavirus-related restriction on claiming asylum that has allowed the US to quickly expel migrants at US-Mexico border since 2020.
The rule is known as Title 42, part of an arcane public health law that allows curbs on migration aimed at protecting Americans from disease.
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