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EPISODE · Apr 4, 2022 · 18 MIN

Goodbye, Title 42

from Headlines From The Times · host Andrea Castillo, Shannon Lin, Ashlea Brown, Jazmín Aguilera, Shani O. Hilton, Mario Diaz, Kinsee Morlan, Angel Carreras, Gustavo Arellano, Kasia Broussalian, Denise Guerra

Title 42 has plugged up the asylum system since it was put in place at the start of the coronavirus crisis. Since March 2020, U.S. border officials have used the policy to quickly remove migrants by sending them back to Mexico or to their home countries.But now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says migrants are not a public health threat, so Title 42 will come to an end on May 23.Today, we talk about the ramifications of the controversial public health order.Guests: L.A. Times immigration reporter Andrea CastilloMore reading:Biden administration could revoke controversial border policy blocking asylum in weeksBiden administration announces asylum system overhaul: What you need to knowFearing for their lives, Mexicans fled a gang-ruled town. Now they seek political asylum in California 

Title 42 has severely limited asylum cases since the Trump administration put the public health order in place in 2020. Will the Biden administration revocation make it easier for refugees to enter U.S.?

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Title 42 has plugged up the asylum system since it was put in place at the start of the coronavirus crisis. Since March 2020, U.S. border officials have used the policy to quickly remove migrants by sending them back to Mexico or to their home...

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