Title 42 comes to an end, a regulation that allowed the expulsion of migrants in the US.

The controversial Title 42the norm that in USA allowed hot ejection of migrants for reasons of public health, has come to an end this Thursday at 9:59 p.m. local time Step (Texas) (02.59 GMT on Friday), where local, state and federal authorities have raced against the clock to prepare for a greater flow of people.

Tax during the administration of the former president donald trump (2017-2021), praised by Republicans, reviled by human rights activists and maintained by the Democrat government Joe BidenDespite criticism from his own party, his uprising has sparked rumors and a new political battle between progressives and conservatives.

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In front of gate number 42 of the border fence between Mexico and USAabout 15 kilometers east of the town of Step (Texas), calm reigned.

On the north side of the fence, dozens of journalists remained stationed as well as several agents of the Border Patrol.

South of the 15-foot-high wall, out of sight, nearly a thousand refugees wait between the fence and the Bravo Riverbe processed and transferred to the centers managed by the authorities.

At 3:15 p.m. the operation of the border agents began, transferring the most vulnerable migrants, especially minors, in a bus and several vans.

The chief of the Border Patrol at the national level, Raul Ortizpointed out this afternoon that the processing and transfer operation would last 24 hours.

A border agent present next to the door confirmed that the transfer will continue and insisted that the priority had been to take the children, although he added that the temperature is mild and it will not pose a danger to those who are still waiting.

From this moment on, refugees entering the country will be subject to the Title 8, the norm that has historically governed migration in the United States. In addition, the Government of President Joe Biden has announced new measures that restrict access to asylum applications at the border with Mexico.

These new measures consider “unfit” to request asylum for migrants who cross the border irregularly and who have not requested protection in a third country during their journey to the United States.

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However, from the most ultra-conservative sector of the Republican Party information has spread that the lifting of the Title 42 It supposes, in practice, a policy of open doors to migration.

“As President Biden opens the floodgates to more illegal immigration, Texas resists”, insisted this afternoon the governor of this border state, greg abbott.

The Army will support the surveillance work with 1,500 soldiers, the state has sent reinforcements from the National Guard and the city of El Paso, for example, has set up 4,500 beds to receive refugees who have passed the police screening and has fully collaborated with security agencies to evacuate a migrant camp that was set up a few days ago around a church In the city center.

Source: Elcomercio

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