Dems Join Republicans in Pushback on Biden Decision to End Title 42

A bipartisan group of senators are seeking to pressure President Joe Biden into reversing his administration’s decision to scrap a Trump-era immigration policy allowing the U.S. to turn away migrants at its southern border.

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D‑AZ.) and Sen. James Lankford (R‑OK) led a group of five Democratic and six Republican senators in introducing a bill Thursday to block the Biden administration from ending Title 42, which allows border enforcement to turn away migrants at the southern border over COVID-19 concerns.

Lawmakers say that ending the policy, as the Biden administration plans to do in late May, will leave border communities unprotected, as well as result in a massive influx of migrants that the U.S. government is not prepared to manage.

“Arizona communities bear the brunt of the federal government’s failure at our border, so we’re stepping in and protecting border communities by ensuring the Administration works hand-in-hand with local leaders, law enforcement, and non-profits to put a comprehensive, workable plan in place before lifting Title 42,” Sinema said in a statement.

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