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Al Jazeera
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Jihan Abdalla

US rights groups welcome Title 42’s likely end, want more details

Rights groups, the United Nations, and progressive Democratic leaders have blasted the Title 42 policy as a violation of US and international laws [File: Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters]

Washington, DC – Immigration rights advocates in the United States have called on the Biden administration to provide more information on reported plans to lift a contentious rule along the US-Mexico border that has blocked most people from seeking asylum in the country.

Rights groups on Thursday said they are still waiting for confirmation that the administration will revoke the policy, known as Title 42, by May 23, as several news outlets reported this week. While they welcomed the likely end to Title 42, the groups say they need clarity on whether expulsions would continue during the “phase-out” period.

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