FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: media@freedomforimmigrants.org

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden today announced plans to expand his administration’s use of Title 42, a move that will bar more immigrants from Cuba, Haiti and Nicaragua from seeking their right to asylum at the U.S. border. The Supreme Court's decision on Title 42 last week did not direct the Biden administration to apply the Title 42 expulsions to more people.

The following statement is from Layla Razavi, interim executive director of Freedom for Immigrants:

“We are deeply disappointed at Biden’s shameful expansion of Trump’s Title 42 policy, which further cements his predecessor's anti-immigrant legacy. The Biden administration should be working to restore and strengthen our asylum system, not eroding what has been a vital lifeline for so many in our communities. True to Title 42’s original motives, this policy will continue to disproportionately harm Black and brown migrants seeking asylum.

“All people have the right to seek asylum and life-saving legal protection, regardless of their race, nationality or current ties within the United States. Biden must make good on his promise to build a more welcoming and inclusive immigration system. This includes decreasing the troubling reliance on immigration detention, mass surveillance and militarization along the southern border. The U.S. can live up to our values of fairness and human dignity only when we ensure every person seeking asylum has a fair shot.”

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