U.S. continues COVID-driven asylum restrictions on southern border
A federal judge in Louisiana is refusing to end pandemic-related restrictions on migrants seeking asylum on the southern border. The judge on Friday blocked a plan by President Joe Biden’s administration to lift the restrictions next Monday. Migrants have been expelled more than 1.9 million times since March 2020 under federal Title 42 authority. The provision denies migrants a chance to request asylum under U.S. law and international treaty on grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19. Arizona and Louisiana led 24 states in challenging the plan to end the restrictions.
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A federal judge in Louisiana is refusing to end pandemic-related restrictions on migrants seeking asylum on the southern border.
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Personal items lie on the ground that were left behind by migrants who had crossed the Rio Grande river into the United States and taken into custody of the Border Patrol in Eagle Pass, Texas, Friday, May 20.3/13
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Migrants who had crossed the Rio Grande river into the U.S., remove their shoelaces and others personal items while under custody of National Guard members as they await the arrival of U.S. Border Patrol agents in Eagle Pass, Texas, Friday, May 20.4/13
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Migrants who had crossed the Rio Grande river into the U.S. wait to be processed by Border Patrol agents in Eagle Pass, Texas, Friday, May 20.5/13
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A Border Patrol agent instructs migrants who had crossed the Rio Grande river into the United States in Eagle Pass, Texas, Friday, May 20. The Eagle Pass area has become increasingly a popular crossing corridor for migrants, especially those from outside Mexico and Central America, under Title 42 authority, which expels migrants without a chance to seek asylum on grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19.6/13
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Migrants who had crossed the Rio Grande river into the United States are taken away by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Eagle Pass, Texas, Friday, May 20.7/13
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Migrants who had crossed the Rio Grande river into the U.S. are under custody of National Guard members as they await the arrival of U.S. Border Patrol agents in Eagle Pass, Texas, Friday, May 20. The Eagle Pass area has become increasingly a popular crossing corridor for migrants, especially those from outside Mexico and Central America, under Title 42 authority, which expels migrants without a chance to seek asylum on grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19.8/13
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A woman holds a sign that reads, "positive in attitude, negative in COVID," in Spanish during a protest against Title 42, Thursday, May 19, in Tijuana, Mexico.
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People gather as Rev. Albert Rivera, bottom left, speaks during a protest of people waiting in Mexico as they hope to apply for asylum, Thursday, May 19, in Tijuana, Mexico.10/13
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People hold signs in front of a do not enter road sign during a protest of people waiting in Mexico as they hope to apply for asylum, Thursday, May 19, in Tijuana, Mexico.11/13
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A woman holds a sign that reads "Title 42 discriminates against Latin America," during a protest of people waiting in Mexico as they hope to apply for asylum, Thursday, May 19, in Tijuana, Mexico.12/13
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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas tours a section of the border wall with Mexico, Tuesday, May 17, in Hidalgo, Texas.13/13
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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, left, listens to Deputy patrol agent in charge of the US Border Patrol Anthony Crane as he tours the section of the border wall Tuesday, May 17, in Hidalgo, Texas.
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