Gov. Abbott, Texas officials react as Biden drops Trump-era migrant expulsions at border
Texas Govenor Greg Abott speaks during a press conference held at the Deputy Sheriff's Association of Bexar County office in San Antonio, Texas, on Jan. 11, 2022. Gov. Abbott apeared with border sheriffs today to announce his many endorsements from law enforcement groups as he runs for re-election.WASHINGTON — Texas Gov.
Texas Republicans on Friday voiced outrage as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced it was ending a Trump-era public health order known as Title 42 that the Biden administration has used to immediately expel migrants 1.2 million times since President Joe Biden took office. The order is set to end May 23.
Democrats, meanwhile, were praising the decision, saying Title 42 had undercut the nation's asylum system and was no longer defensible with a decline in COVID cases. Under the rule, migrants are denied the opportunity to plead their asylum cases. The administration has used Title 42 to expel migrants 426,819 times so far in the fiscal year that began Oct. 1, according to Customs and Border Protection data.
“Trekking hundreds or thousands of miles across dangerous terrain is not something people do when they have better options,” he said in a statement. “Those who seek asylum at our nation’s borders are fleeing from oppression and violence, and they just want a place where they can be safe.”
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