The United States Department of Homeland Security announced the ending of Title 42 in May, but says it will continue its removals of ineligible migrants.
Earlier today, Friday April 1, Secretary of DHS Alejandro Mayorkas released a statement saying that the initial policy that was implemented back in March 2020 by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) to put an end to the spread of COVID-19 from crossing across the border, will finally come to an end on May 23.
However, the Secretary of Department of Homeland Security said that those who do not have an established legal stay in the U.S. will continue to be removed. Secretary Mayorkas mentioned "smugglers" who lay out false information in order to take advantage of migrants in a vulnerable state of life.
“Once the Title 42 Order is no longer in place, DHS will process individuals encountered at the border pursuant to Title 8, which is the standard procedure we use to place individuals in removal proceedings,” Mayorkas said. “Nonetheless, we know that smugglers will spread misinformation to take advantage of vulnerable migrants. Let me be clear: those unable to establish a legal basis to remain in the United States will be removed.”
Not only will the removal of ineligible continue, but the DHS will go on to expand personal and protection resources going forward for border security.
“We will increase personnel and resources as needed and have already redeployed more than 600 law enforcement officers to the border. We are referring smugglers and certain border crossers for criminal prosecution,” he added.
An official representing the current administration restated that information on Friday, confirming that the DHS will be working hard on returning to its regular status qou involving how they handle migrants with no legal basis.
“Families and single adults who cross the border and are unable to establish a legal basis to remain in the U.S. will be placed in removal proceedings and will be removed. This is how border management was done before, so we will be returning to status quo,” an administration official stated today.
