The Center for Disease Control (CDC) is currently determining whether to renew, change, or end Title 42 — a Trump-era public health policy allowing for the immediate removal of migrants encountered by the border patrol. According to Axios, intelligence analysts predict a new mass-migration event of potentially 170,000 migrants if the policy expires. DHS prepared a range of predictions from 6,000-18,000 migrant encounters per day. Immigration advocates encourage Title 42’s end, claiming it denies the opportunity of asylum for many and can expose migrants to violence and kidnappings.
Michael Clemens of the Center for Global Development attributed “erratic swings in U.S. policy” as one potential cause of short-term mass migration. Hence the concern over Title 42’s expiration.
