Biden administration to end Title 42 border policy, despite fears of massive migrant surge: reports

The Biden administration is reportedly planning to end its use of the Title 42 public health order that allows for the rapid expulsion of migrants at the southern border, despite fears that it will spark another massive influx that will overwhelm officials.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the Centers for Disease Control plans to issue an order to end Title 42, which has been in place since March 2020, but its implementation will be delayed until May 23, in order to give the Department of Homeland Security time to prepare.

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The order was implemented by the Trump administration due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and has since been used by both the Trump and Biden administrations to expel a majority of migrants at the border. In February, approximately 55% of migrants were returned due to the order.

Activists and top Democrats have been calling for the Biden administration to end the order for months, claiming it is cruel and denied migrants due process. 

“Title 42 has been nothing short of disastrous for immigrant families seeking asylum from the horrors in their own countries,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said this month. “It is unacceptable that this policy continues to be used indiscriminately to remove migrants with valid refugee claims from our Southern border.”

But Republicans and border officials have warned that ending the policy will encourage more migrants to make the journey north — and also result in more migrants being allowed in.

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Former Trump White House adviser Stephen Miller said that ending Title 42 would “open the floodgates on a biblical scale.” Meanwhile, Arizona Democratic Sens. Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema, as…