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For the past three years, the US has used the pandemic as a pretext to implement Title 42 and violate basic human rights. Under the measure, it has deported or detained 6.9 million mostly Latin American and Caribbean migrants at its southern border and denied refugees their right to claim asylum. Now, Title 8 will apply, and the US government will maintain its harmful relationship with Latin America, while also violating various federal and international laws. More

The post The Border After Title 42: US Government is Illegal, Not Migrants appeared first on CounterPunch.org.


This content originally appeared on CounterPunch.org and was authored by Tamara Pearson.

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[1]https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/05/11/the-border-after-title-42-us-government-is-illegal-not-migrants/[2]https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/05/11/the-border-after-title-42-us-government-is-illegal-not-migrants/[3]https://www.counterpunch.org/