Biden's Customs and Border Protection nominee backs Trump-era Title 42 and swift expulsion of migrants
CNN
President Joe Biden's pick to lead US Customs and Border Protection, Chris Magnus, voiced support for the Trump-era public health order that allows for the swift expulsion of migrants during his Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday.
The authority, which the Biden administration continues to use, has been criticized by immigrant advocates and Democratic lawmakers because it largely bars migrants from seeking asylum at the US southern border.
CBP officers are responsible for implementing the authority, which stems from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
President Joe Biden is expected to announce an executive order as early as Tuesday that would effectively shut down the US-Mexico border to asylum-seekers crossing illegally when a daily threshold of crossings is exceeded – a sweeping and controversial proposal that is likely to receive fierce pushback from progressives and immigration advocates.
In the days and weeks leading up Hunter Biden’s trial on felony gun charges, President Joe Biden made little attempt to distance himself from his son. Instead, Hunter Biden was seen at the White House and in Delaware at his father’s side amid what the president’s allies acknowledge is a difficult moment for both men.