The End of Title 42 Might Be Chaotic, But It Doesn’t Have to Be Here’s What You Should Know

BY DARA LIND IMMIGRATION IMPACT

In March 2020, the world came to an unfamiliar halt. The COVID-19 pandemic was no longer a looming and distant concern. Events rapidly fell off calendars, schools shuttered, and those who could sheltered in place. Our hopes that the impact of the pandemic would be short lived were shattered with each passing month.

Title 42 – a policy that has allowed the U.S. government to expel bordercrossers without giving them a chance to seek asylum – is expected to officially sunset next week. Federal courts prevented the Biden administration from lifting the “public health” order until it lifted the nationwide state of public health emergency. It’s doing so on May