How the Government Plans to Respond as Title 42 Ends
Summary from the AllSides News Team
The border crisis is expected to worsen as Title 42 ends. What's the government doing about it?
The White House: Title 42 is being replaced with Title 8, which allows people more time to claim asylum, but also restricts re-entry later. President Joe Biden reportedly reaffirmed a joint effort to reduce migration from some Central American countries with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador this week.
Department of Homeland Security: DHS is sending 1,400 additional DHS personnel and 1,500 Department of Defense personnel to the border. "Do not believe the lies of smugglers," said DHS secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Thursday. "The border is not open." He added that the department understands "the challenges we are likely to face in the days and weeks ahead, and we are ready to meet them."
Congress: House Republicans passed a bill seeking to scale back asylum protections. It's unlikely to pass the Democratic-led Senate. Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) led a bipartisan proposal last week that would maintain Title 42-like policies for two years.
How the Media Covered It: Some left-rated sources highlighted Mayorkas's warnings, and framed Title 8 as more restrictive than Title 42. Right-rated outlets focused more on House Republicans' border security bill and criticisms of Biden's border strategy. One Washington Examiner (Lean Right bias) article questioned why Vice President Kamala Harris hasn't been involved in recent border security efforts after Biden tasked her with overseeing efforts to address causes of migration in 2021.
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