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Covid: Biden to continue Trump's Title 42 migrant expulsions
The White House plans to continue the controversial Title 42 policy to help combat Covid-19.
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The Biden administration has said it will indefinitely extend a Trump-era pandemic policy that allows the US to swiftly expel undocumented migrants.
The policy known as Title 42 is aimed at preventing the spread of Covid-19 in holding facilities, officials say. Children and some families are exempt.
At least 940,000 people have been expelled since it was issued last year.
The decision comes as migrants continue to stream to the US border, including about 210,000 in July alone.
In a statement, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that the policy will remain in effect until the spread of Covid by non-citizens stops being a "serious danger" to public health.
The CDC said it will review the situation every 60 days.
The announcement drew outrage from immigration advocacy groups who accused the Biden team of backing the hardline anti-immigration policies of Donald Trump.
Officers from Customs and Border Protection encountered an average of 6,779 individuals each day in July, including 616 unaccompanied children, Monday's court filing said.
It added that the "record numbers" of migrants had "strained" operations at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), according to David Shahoulian, the assistant secretary for border and immigration policy.