Title 42

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) speaks at a news conference to mark the 10th anniversary of the "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals" (DACA) at the U.S. Capitol on June 15, 2022 in Washington, D.C.

Politics & Government

How Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, from swing state Nevada, views immigration

10:42am March 18, 2023

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada about her immigration reform proposal, and her role as the Senate's first Latina.

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President Joe Biden speaks about border security in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, on Thursday. Vice President Kamala Harris stands at left. Biden plans to visit the southern U.S. border next week.

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Biden announces new border control measures and legal pathways to some migrants

1:25pm January 05, 2023

The White House is expanding a pandemic-era program allowing the administration to quickly expel people from Nicaragua, Cuba and Haiti who illegally cross into the country from Mexico.

An asylum-seeking migrant woman from Peru in a wheelchair is escorted through the border wall to be processed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection after crossing the Rio Grande into the United States in El Paso, Texas, on Dec. 21.

The future of migrants in El Paso remains uncertain as border restrictions continue

8:00am December 31, 2022

by Jim Urquhart

Migrants have traveled hundreds, if not thousands, of miles to the Mexican border in a search of a better life. Many are turning themselves over to U.S. border authorities and seeking asylum.

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich speaks at a news conference in Phoenix, on Jan. 7, 2020.

Arizona's AG says dropping Title 42 would cause border 'chaos'

5:53pm December 30, 2022

by John Helton

Mark Brnovich led the fight to keep Title 42 in place. He explains to NPR why he and other state AGs want to keep it in effect until the surge of migrants at the southern border is under control.

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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday.

DHS Secretary Mayorkas faces a partisan divide over Title 42 in Capitol Hill hearings

12:50pm April 28, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before the House Judiciary Committee Thursday, where he's facing another heated round of questioning on Title 42.

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Border Patrol agents detain a group of migrants in El Paso, Texas, near the border wall after they entered the U.S. from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, in February.

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Immigration advocates warn of midterm risks for Democrats if Title 42 isn't lifted

11:04am April 27, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

With voter enthusiasm among Democrats already lagging going into the midterms, immigration advocates say they will dampen it more by not calling for the 2020 public health order to be lifted.

Ukrainian refugees wait in a bus stop near the Mexico border in early April. The arrival of hundreds of Ukrainians at the border since the war began has added more pressure on the Biden administration to lift Title 42.

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What to know about Title 42, the Trump-era policy now central to the border debate

5:00am April 24, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

A decades-old public health order is back in the spotlight as it's set to expire next month — a move that is long-overdue for immigration advocates. Here are some Title 42 basics, and some history.

As Title 42 is set to be lifted by the Biden administration next month, more Democrats are expressing concern that the White House doesn't have enough of a plan to handle the fallout.

As Biden plans to lift Title 42, Democrats want details on how he'll address influx

5:00pm April 20, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Some key Senate Democrats and candidates have come out this week and expressed reservations about the Biden administration's decision to lift Title 42 by May 23.

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Customs and Border Protection agents apprehend a group of Brazilian migrants in Otay Mesa, Calif., in August 2021.

The U.S. is ending its pandemic border rules. It could mean a surge in migration

12:54pm April 01, 2022

by Laurel Wamsley

The Biden administration is moving to end sweeping pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42 on May 23. The controversial public health order was used to quickly expel migrants at the border.

Jacqueline Flores (left) with daughter Nicky at their home in Virginia last month. They are part of the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project, a group calling for an end to Title 42 so their family members can seek asylum.

Title 42 Foes Go Back To Court To Try To End COVID Measure Blocking Asylum-Seekers

10:50pm August 02, 2021

by Franco Ordoñez

Immigration advocates had put their lawsuit on hold to give the Biden administration time to phase out the Trump-era Title 42 measure. But they say they're tired of waiting.