Tag: Title 42

Biden Misspeaks, Giving Mask Mandate Answer to Title 42 Question

President Joe Biden misspoke while fielding questions from reporters Thursday, giving an answer on a topic unrelated to the question posed and forcing White House staff to once again issue a correction on behalf of the president. Following a live address April 21 on renewed military aid to Ukraine, a reporter asked Biden whether his…


More Democrats Split With Biden as White House Hints at No Delay in Scrapping Title 42

A dozen Democrats have urged for a comprehensive plan to address the expected influx of migrants at the southern border before the Biden administration ends Title 42 expulsions. The White House said on April 20 it’s “planning and preparing for the end” of the Trump-era public health order, which was implemented amid the COVID-19 pandemic…


White House Is Not Planning to Delay Lifting Title 42

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki seemed to suggest on Wednesday that the president is not making any plans to delay the lifting of Title 42—the public health policy that limits immigration and is set to end next month. Title 42 is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) order that was invoked in…


Facts Matter (April 20): CDC Says Mask Mandate No Longer in Effect, DOJ Files Appeal in Federal Court

Last week, the Biden administration made two simultaneously astonishing moves. On the one hand, the CDC suddenly decided to extend the mask mandate, citing the fact that they believe COVID-19 is a danger to society. However, that very same week, the Biden administration also announced that they would be scrapping Title 42, the emergency health…


More Democrats Push Back Against Biden’s Plan to End Title 42

A growing number of Democrats are distancing themselves from President Joe Biden’s plans to drop a Trump-era immigration policy in late May. The pandemic-era border restrictions, known as Title 42, were implemented during the Trump administration in March 2020 and resulted in the quick deportations of over 1.7 million asylum seekers at the U.S.–Mexico border…


Texas Mayor Joins Chorus Urging Biden to Reverse Plan to End Title 42

Javier Villalobos, the mayor of border city McAllen in Texas, is imploring President Joe Biden not to end the Title 42 public health provision, telling the president to “prioritize the health and safety” of his community. “Although our community is giving, well-prepared, and proactive, no amount of preparation will allow for a local government such…


Bedlam at Texas Border Part 1: Cartels Play Immigration Shell Game as Feds Look Other Way

In this two-part series “Bedlam at the Texas Border” we go down to the Rio Grande Valley on the Mexican border to see why Texas Governor Greg Abbott felt it necessary to take security into his own hands. It’s also why the Texas Public Policy Foundation started the Texas Border Coalition, along with a consortium…


Critical for President Biden to Visit the Southern Border: Congressman Byron Donalds

After his recent visit to the U.S. southern border, Congressman Byron Donalds (R-Florida) said it is essential that President Joe Biden go to the border and talk with Border Patrol personnel to get a first-hand account of what is happening before ending Title 42. “It’s critical. I don’t, for the life of me, understand how…


Mercy Works of Texas Says ‘US Border Guards Need Affirmation’

Who thinks of showing appreciation to southern U.S. Border Guards as they grapple with a flood of immigrants overwhelming their efforts? Beth Knox of Mercy Works in Garden Valley, Texas, and a team of like-minded souls did, distributing 600 “Border Patrol appreciation packs” worth more than $15,000 to two different units near McAllen, Texas, on…


Capitol Report (April 11): ‘Ghost Gun’ Regulation Enacted

President Joe Biden is touting cracking down on gun violence as he announces new “ghost gun” regulations. But how effective will this be and how does it relate to Second Amendment rights? To fund or defund the police? This is a question that is polarizing the Democratic Party. As Biden calls for more funding for…