What is Title 8? 5 things to know about the immigration policy that replaces Title 42
What is Title 42?
Title 42 has been controversial from the start, but President Joe Biden opted to keep it in place when he entered office in January 2021. He tried to end the policy in 2022, which prompted Republican-led states, including Texas, to sue to keep it in place.Stunning photos from Texas border show migrant conditions after Title 42 endsThe legal battle over Title 42 escalated to the Supreme Court, but the policy ultimately expired at 11:59 p.m. EDT Thursday.
National Guardsmen are stand watch along the border wall as thousands of migrants cross the Rio Grande from Ciudad Juarez to El Paso hoping to be able to seek asylum and enter the United States on Thursday, May 11, 2023 in Ciudad Juarez.Unlike Title 42, Title 8 typically allows migrants seeking asylum more time to make their requests to officials.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the primary law enforcement agency within the Department of Homeland Security, is the main enforcement arm for immigration law.Title 8, just like Title 42, includes immigration laws enacted decades ago.
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