Claim: As Trump-era public health order Title 42 expired on May 11, 2023, the Biden administration implemented another restrictive policy pertaining to asylum-seekers. Rating: About this rating TrueOn May 11, 2023, Title 42, a controversial pandemic-related immigration policy implemented in 2020 by then-U.S. President Donald Trump, was set to expire. Title 42 — the rule that has expired — was put in place in March 2020, during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Biden administration kept Title 42 in place despite the fact that it was controversial, citing continuing public health concerns. A reporter asked, "The lifting of Title 42 suppresses Black asylum seekers who are required to ask for asylum in countries they transit through.

Source: New York Times May 11, 2023 23:35 UTC