Tag: Title 42
‘Confidence is high’: New CBP commissioner visits ahead of eventual end to Title 42...
A jovial and optimistic commissioner for Customs and Border Protection visited the Valley this week to learn how partnerships with local leaders created infrastructure supporting fluctuating immigration traffic through an historic year.
Valley, state leaders welcome halt to border policy’s end
Local and state officials reacted similarly to news Friday of a Louisiana judge halting the Biden administration’s plans to phase out Title 42, a public health policy that restricts migrants from seeking asylum amid the pandemic.
Judge: COVID asylum restrictions must continue on border
McAllen mayor urges Biden to delay end of Title 42
McAllen Mayor Javier Villalobos is calling on President Joe Biden to reconsider the decision to rescind Title 42 on May 23, citing the continued threat of COVID-19.
Border braces: Potential spike in migrant releases expected in South Texas
As the Biden administration prepares to remove the use of a public health policy barring migrants from requesting asylum, state and local leaders grow concerned over the financial and public safety implications when the changes are made next month.