Title 42, a COVID-era border restriction, was set to expire on Wednesday …
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00:00SCOTUS put a pause on the expiration of Title 42 following claims that the U.S. was wildly
00:04unprepared for the influx of migrants that are expected once the policy ends.
00:08So what is Title 42 and how is the U.S. preparing for the influx?
00:12Brute can explain in less than 60 seconds.
00:14Title 42 is a controversial Trump administration policy that was issued during the pandemic.
00:18In the name of public health, it allowed border officials to send migrants to Mexico
00:22and other countries without having to consider them for asylum.
00:25And while Homeland Security says it's been preparing for the policy's expiration,
00:28critics fear that the current legal, court, and housing resources are not
00:32adequate for the anticipated surge.
00:34Texas Governor Greg Abbott said it will bring total chaos to the state.
00:37New York City Mayor Eric Adams has called for federal and state help.
00:40And California Governor Gavin Newsom said their immigration processing system could break.
00:45The Biden administration said it had hired more Border Patrol staff.
00:48And the agency itself said it's working to speed up the processing
00:51times for asylum seekers and their hearings.
00:53Several lawmakers have called on Biden to extend the policy,
00:56but White House officials claim they don't have the option due to a court order.