The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State will roll out “improved access to lawful pathways to the United States for asylum seekers” and step up “efforts to increase border security” and increase cooperation with South and Central American nations in preparation for the end of a Trump-era public health order which blocked significant numbers of migrants from claiming asylum in the US, senior Biden administration officials have said.
The public health order made use of a section of the US code known as Title 42, and enabled US officials to expel the vast majority of migrants attempting to enter the US and claim asylum along the US-Mexico border.
