The limits were revoked after careful consideration of current COVID-19 prevention measures.
"After considering current public health conditions and an increased availability of tools to fight COVID-19," wrote the CDC in a new statement."The CDC Director has determined that an Order suspending the right to introduce migrants into the United States is no longer necessary."
Nicaraguan migrants walk on the U.S.-Mexico border, in Algodones, Baja California, Mexico, on December 2, 2021. The CDC has announced that sweeping measures to prevent COVID-19 transmission at the U.S. border will be revoked.The decision to repeal Title 42 has been often rumored as of late, with the AP breaking the news through confidential sources that draft legislation was already written. The sources also confirmed a May 23 termination date that the CDC announced in its press release.
"It's simple: Title 42 is cruel, xenophobic, and puts asylum seekers' lives at risk," Democratic Representative Pramila Jayapal, of Washington state, tweeted earlier this week."It's time to end the use of this Trump-era policy and restore our country as a beacon of hope." The message by the CDC also explains that the repeal of Title 42 does not mean that it will no longer work with thein its asylum process. Rather, it will work closer together to introduce mitigation measures that will continue to curb possible disease transmission.
"This termination will be implemented...to enable DHS time to implement appropriate COVID-19 mitigation protocols, such as scaling up a program to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to migrants and prepare for resumption of regular migration under Title 8," explained the CDC in its press release."With CDC's assistance and guidance, DHS has and will implement additional COVID-19 mitigation procedures."Update at 4/1/22, 1:47 p.m.