WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has reportedly drafted a plan to end a controversial border policy by late May that has prevented most migrants from seeking humanitarian protections at the U.S. border, according to people familiar with the matter.
The decision by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is not yet final but would give officials time to prepare at the border, several news organizations, including the Associated Press, reported.
Department of Homeland Security officials had been in talks for weeks over how to respond to the potential influx of asylum seekers if the Trump-era policy, known as Title 42, ended. The policy invoked a 1944 public health statute to quickly remove migrants either to Mexico or to their home countries, in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19.
