Judge blocks Biden plan to lift Trump-era restrictions on asylum seekers

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

42% : He said last month that a phaseout would saddle states with "unrecoverable costs on healthcare, law enforcement, detention, education, and other services".
40% : Individuals have been expelled more than 1.9 million times since March 2020 under Title 42, a public health provision that denies them a chance to request asylum under US law and international treaty, citing the spread of Covid-19.
35% : A delay would be a blow to advocates who say rights to seek asylum are being trampled, and a relief to some Democrats who fear that a widely anticipated increase in illegal crossings would put them on the defensive in an already difficult midterm election year.
34% : Title 42, which cites the pandemic, is behind nearly 2m expulsions since March 2020 Pandemic-era restrictions on people seeking asylum on the southern border must continue, a judge ruled Friday in an order blocking the Biden administration's plan to lift them early next week.
31% : Title 42 is the second major Trump-era policy to deter asylum at the Mexican border that was jettisoned by Joe Biden, only to be revived by a Trump-appointed judge.

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