Judge says CDC cannot terminate Title 42 rules
WASHINGTON — US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) chief Chris Magnus said Thursday thatTrump-era border rules{85 I acknowledged the title 42 which is }. The Biden administration has been forcing immigration for a year and a half, causing "human losses" to migrants, leaving them stranded in parts of Mexico, enduring poor conditions and insecurity.
In his exclusive interview with CBS News at CBP headquarters, Magnus, who became commissioner in December 2021, said he wanted U.S. border agents to expedite the deportation of immigrants for public health reasons. underscored the humanitarian and operational issues fostered by Title 42.
"One of the things I cannot deny is that he is in a very difficult situation for those who have been repatriated to Mexico," Magnus said. "We know that shelters and some other places where migrants are waiting are not good for families and children."
The US advocacy group Human Rights First compiled more than 10,000 reports of attacks, kidnappings and murders. Immigrants stranded in Mexico since President Biden took office in January 2021. The United States is deporting some immigrants to states in Mexico whereAmericans are advised to avoid visiting because crime and kidnappings are rampant.
Magnus said the continued enforcement of Title 42, which the federal court ordered in his May, also exacerbates the operational challenges his agents face. This policy allows many immigrants to attempt to enter the United States multiple times. inflate the record level of immigration arrests recorded in the past year. According to CBP, 22% of his arrests at the border in July involved previously detained migrants.
"It is frustrating for our agents and police in that we are deporting many people, many immigrants protected under Title 42. We cross the border again and again because there is no impact below," Magnus said.
Title 42 blocks migrants from seeking asylum, but unlike formal deportation, deportation under this policy is , without the threat of multi-year expulsion or detention from the United States or criminal prosecution.
Despite the problems it caused, Magnus said Title 42 was "worth it" in several respects, and deportation would limit the number of immigrants allowed into the United States. It noted that it was restricting border crossings, especially those from Mexico, which makes up the majority of immigrants. who face expulsion. Magnus also said the policy "has had public health value in the past."
"Title 42 certainly has some advantages. There are also costs,” added Magnus.
In March 2020, Title 42, first approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) when the coronavirus pandemic began, led U.S. officials along the Mexican border to claim that he We were able to deport immigrants to Mexico. According to government statistics,
public health justifications,congressional testimony and CBS News reports
The Biden administration defended Title 42 as a necessary public health measure for more than a year, but the policy this spring. But a coalition of Republican state attorneys general persuaded a federal judge in Louisiana to force border officials to continue the deportation indefinitely.
While tens of thousands of migrants continue to be deported each month, the percentage of border crossers subject to Title 42 has recently declined. About 40 percent of migrants detained by Border Patrol faced deportation in July, according to CBP data.
The low rate of deportation is partly due to record arrivals of immigrants from Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and countries from which the United States cannot deport individuals due to strained diplomatic relations or logistical problems. In July, nearly 50% of border encounters involved migrants from countries outside Mexico and the Northern Triangle of Central America.
Arrests along the US-Mexico border have reached record levels under Biden. CBP reports that in fiscal year 2022, he will meet nearly 2 million immigrants, surpassing the record set in 2021.
According to the United Nations, Mr Magnus said the world is facing a historic crisis of displacement, displacing millions of people from their homes, and urging border crossings. He said he wasn't sure if arrivals would return to pre-pandemic levels.
"There is unprecedented levels of cartel and gang violence in other countries, and political upheaval. People are in real danger." There are people whose families and themselves are really in danger, and they think they have no choice but to flee," he said.
But Republican lawmakers say the historic immigration wave is a direct result of the Biden administration's rhetoric and policies, including the withdrawal of Trump-era asylum restrictions. They accused it of lax border controls and condemned the mass liberation of immigrants.
The record border arrival is a testament to human smuggling, taking advantage of migrants' home country conditions and what they see as a more welcome policy under Biden. I was asked if the merchant might be using it.
"I think this administration has committed itself to obeying the laws relating to asylum. I think it has committed to treating people humanely and to obeying the law," Magnus added. "But I think I also made it clear that the borders were not open." Camilo Montoya Galvez
I'm a reporter. Based in Washington, he covers immigration policy and politics.
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