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What is Title 42, and what’s next for migrants to the US?

Migrants at the US-Mexico border near San Diego.
Migrants at the US-Mexico border near San Diego. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters

This week marks the end of a coronavirus-related restriction on claiming asylum that has allowed the US to quickly expel migrants at US-Mexico border since 2020.

The rule is known as Title 42, part of an arcane public health law that allows curbs on migration aimed at protecting Americans from disease.

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