In consultation with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), this termination will take effect on May 23, 2022, to give DHS time to implement appropriate COVID-19 mitigation protocols, such as scaling up a vaccination program for “COVID-19 migrants and prepare for the resumption of normal migration in accordance with Title 8,” the CDC said in a long-awaited announcement. “After examining the current state of public health and the increasing availability of tools to combat COVID-19 (such as highly effective vaccines and therapeutic drugs), the Director of the CDC has decided that it is no longer necessary to issue an order suspending importation immigrants in the United States, “the agency added. Immigrant families and unmarried adults will continue to move to the US-Mexico border until that date, with few exceptions. Lifting the pandemic restrictions is expected to have an immediate impact and would mean a return to the traditional immigration protocols that have been in place for decades. The Department of Homeland Security is preparing for the worst-case scenario of up to 18,000 people trying to cross the border every day, a number that is sure to flood the already crowded border facilities. The department is preparing temporary facilities to handle an increase in population, deploying hundreds of officers to assist and leveraging collaborations with other federal agencies, including measures. This week, DHS also began offering Covid-19 vaccines to migrants who met at the U.S.-Mexico border and is expected to develop this program in the coming weeks. With the removal of Title 42, migrants may be detained or deported if they do not have an asylum application. Immigrants can also be released in the US while undergoing immigration procedures and, if released, may enroll in alternative detention programs for ongoing monitoring. “Once Title 42 is no longer in force, DHS will process people who meet at the border in accordance with Title 8, which is the standard procedure we use to place people in removal procedures,” Homeland Security Minister Alejandro Mallorca told statement on Friday. . “Nevertheless, we know that smugglers will spread misinformation to exploit vulnerable immigrants. Let me be clear: those who can not create a legal basis to stay in the United States will be expelled,” he added. This story has been updated with additional information and reactions. CNN’s Geneva Sands contributed to this report.
