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Thu Jul 29, 2021, 01:31 PM Jul 2021

U.S. expected to keep border expulsions policy as Delta variant cases surge

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is expected to delay a partial rollback of a controversial migrant expulsion policy, according to three people familiar with the matter, citing fears related to the fast-spreading Delta variant of the coronavirus.

The administration of President Joe Biden had planned to exempt migrant families arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border from the expulsion policy by July 31, while continuing to keep it for individuals, sources familiar with the discussions told Reuters earlier this month.

The partial rollback of the Title 42 policy was delayed because the Biden administration "put the brakes on it" due to concerns over the highly transmissible COVID-19 Delta variant and the rising number of infections in Mexico, one of the people said.

It is now unclear when the order could be lifted for families or in its entirety.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-expected-to-keep-border-expulsions-policy-as-delta-variant-cases-surge/ar-AAMHdeF

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