The US asylum rule replacing Title 42 is strict – here’s what we know

Now that Covid-era immigration restrictions have ended, the Biden administration has formulated new asylum regulation

Last week, the Biden administration toughened its stance against migration at the US-Mexico border through a new federal regulation that severely restricts access to asylum. This Circumvention of Legal Pathways" rule effectively replaces the Title 42 public health order, which Donald Trump introduced ostensibly to stem Covid-19 but has functioned increasingly as an immigration enforcement tool, allowing border officials to quickly expel migrants without the chance to request asylum in the US. Title 42 ended on 11 May.

The new regulation means people fleeing their home countries because of unlivable violence and instability are rendered ineligible for asylum unless they can meet one of a handful of exceptions.

already have permission to enter through a parole process approved by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

use a DHS scheduling system like CBP One - a recently developed government phone app - to secure a coveted appointment to present themselves at an official border port of entry. Or show up at a port of entry and meet a very high bar for why they couldn't use the scheduling system.

have sought protection in another country en route to the US and been denied it.