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Maria Villarroel

Trump Admin Preparing To Reject Migrants Over Claims They Could Spread Diseases: Report

U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive in the Oval Office at the White House on February 14, 2025 (Credit: Getty Images)

The Trump administration is reportedly planning to bring back Title 42, a measure he used during his first term to quickly expel migrants on the grounds that they could spread diseases.

The new measure, displayed in internal documents, would invoke the Public Health Service Act, found in Title 42 of the U.S. code, to empower officials to expel migrants without any of the processing outlined in federal immigration law, which says those on U.S. soil can request asylum even if they enter the country unlawfully.

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