Foreign nationals protested outside the US consulate in Tijuana, Mexico, asking President Joe Biden to repeal the Chapter 42 mandate that has helped curb illegal immigration at the US-Mexico border over the past two years.
A few months ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that the Biden administration will end Chapter 42 on May 23. The mandate was first granted by former President Donald Trump in 2020, empowering federal immigration authorities to quickly remove the unlawful. Immigrants from the United States.
In April, Judge Robert R. Summerhayes announced that Trump had appointed him to prevent the Biden administration from ending Chapter 42. Late last week, Summerhayes issued an injunction against Biden’s efforts to end Chapter 42, blocking the policy’s repeal.
On May 19, foreign nationals went to the US consulate in Tijuana to protest Division 42. Among their allegations, foreign nationals claimed the policy was “discriminatory against Latin America” and Central Americans were trying to save the US hinterland after arriving in the United States. States. southern border.
Read another protest sign “positive for COVID, negative”.
Immigrants and asylum seekers outside the US consulate protested Section 42 policies in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, May 19, 2022. (Getty Images via GUILERMO ARIAS/AFP)
Immigrants and asylum seekers outside the US consulate protested Section 42 policies in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, May 19, 2022. (Getty Images via GUILERMO ARIAS/AFP)
Immigrants and asylum seekers outside the US consulate protested Section 42 policies in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, May 19, 2022. (Getty Images via GUILERMO ARIAS/AFP)
A woman holds a banner that reads “Name 42 discriminates against Latin America” during a protest by people waiting in Mexico hoping to apply for asylum in Tijuana, Mexico, Thursday, May 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Immigrants and asylum seekers outside the US consulate protested Section 42 policies in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, May 19, 2022. (Getty Images via GUILERMO ARIAS/AFP)
Immigrants and asylum seekers outside the US consulate protested Section 42 policies in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, May 19, 2022. (Getty Images via GUILERMO ARIAS/AFP)
Immigrants and asylum seekers outside the US consulate protested Section 42 policies in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, May 19, 2022. (Getty Images via GUILERMO ARIAS/AFP)
A woman holds a banner that reads “Positive attitude, negative attitude towards COVID” in Spanish during the Chapter 42 protest in Tijuana, Mexico, Thursday, May 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Immigrants and asylum seekers outside the US consulate protested Section 42 policies in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, May 19, 2022. (Getty Images via GUILERMO ARIAS/AFP)
Immigrants and asylum seekers outside the US consulate protested Section 42 policies in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, May 19, 2022. (Getty Images via GUILERMO ARIAS/AFP)
Immigrants and asylum seekers outside the US consulate protested Section 42 policies in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, May 19, 2022. (Getty Images via GUILERMO ARIAS/AFP)
After Summerhayes’ initial injunction against the Biden administration, the open borders lobby quickly denounced the move, calling Section 42 a “racist and xenophobic policy”.
Matt Vogel of the National Association of Lawyers’ National Immigration Project said in a statement that “…because of the Louisiana court decision, these racist and xenophobic policies will continue to expose thousands of people on our borders to violence and harm.” Said.
“Today’s court decision to block the repeal of Chapter 42 will do immeasurable harm to the thousands of vulnerable people seeking protection in the United States and will force the Biden administration to pursue inefficient policies that have caused confusion along our southern border.” said Jeremy Robbins. This was announced by the American Immigration Council.
Meanwhile, leaders of the online lobby for Catholic Social Justice said maintaining Chapter 42 would “mean more risks and deaths for immigrants seeking safety” and suggested the decision promotes “xenophobia.”
“Chapter 42 is a terrible border policy that prevents black and brown people from taking refuge on our southern border,” Faith in Action’s Eliana Fernandez said in a statement. “We must do the right thing by escaping war, violence and persecution by re-establishing a fair and humane asylum process. Heading 42 should now end. ”
As Breitbart News has reported for months, the Biden administration was prematurely ending Section 42 use at the border. Recently, sources close to Breitbart News confirmed that the agency terminated Headline 42 prematurely.
“Chapter 42 exceptions begin today,” a source close to Breitbart News said on April 21. Other exceptions will come later and more. Most were released in the Notice of Engagement (NTA). ”
Biden officials acknowledge that without Section 42, up to half a million cross-border and illegal aliens — the equivalent of Georgia’s permanent population of Atlanta — could reach the border each month.
said. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) told Breitbart News that 30,000 border crossings and illegals await at the Division 42 border every day. In Tijuana, Mexico alone, Breitbart News specifically stated that up to 6,000 foreign citizens are waiting to race at the border. reported. Completion of chapter 42
The Biden administration’s plan to end Chapter 42, reported and published by Breitbart News, details “large-scale liberation arrangements” that have made the border a checkpoint only for foreigners arriving every day.
Source: Breitbart
