4/2/22

“We are pleased that President Biden and his Administration announced the end to the Trump/Miller Title 42 policy on 23 May that had no evidence-based rationale from a health perspective, but had as its sole purpose the constriction of the legal right to seek protection under our asylum laws,” says Thomas Cartwright of the Leadership Table of Witness at the Border. “Moreover, it’s good to see that they are, at last, distancing themselves from the multi-generational trope that elicits fear of the ‘infected immigrant.’ We urge the Administration to, at a minimum, immediately rescind Title 42 for families rather than wait until 23 May. In February, there were under 8,000 family members expelled (only 250 per day) across our entire southern border. There is absolutely no need to prepare for almost two months to accept families and protect them from the impending dangers of another two months in the territories of violent criminal organizations. We look forward to the day when ICE Air expulsion flights end. In March there were 125 likely removal flights with 90% of these flights to countries accepting the return of people subjected to Title 42. As an example, Colombia began accepting returns of those subject to Title 42 in March and ICE Air flights zoomed from about two per month to ten in March. In almost every case, as a country begins to accept Title 42 flights the expulsion rates of families from those countries increase. Let’s do the right thing. At least end Title 42 for families immediately.”