Source: United States Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) in introducing a bill to extend Title 42 authority until February 2025. The bill comes in response to President Joe Biden’s decision to rescind Title 42 authority, which the Biden Administration warned would result in a massive surge of illegal immigration across the southern border. The legislation would extend Title 42 authority, a critical tool for Homeland Security, until February 1, 2025.
“Rescinding Title 42 is a dumb idea and an even dumber political strategy. America is not with President Biden on this move. We are seeing the biggest crisis at the border in U.S. history, and lifting Title 42 will only make things worse. This irresponsible move by the Biden Administration will escalate the dangerous situation at the southern border, where immigration facilities are already overwhelmed and illegal immigrants are coming into the United States by the thousands. It is imperative to our national security that Title 42 remains in place,” said Senator Cramer.
“Rescinding Title 42 may be Biden’s biggest mistake thus far, and that is a really long list,” said Senator Rubio. “With this action, he is opening our borders and inviting a massive surge of illegal immigration – likely the biggest in U.S. history – that will inflict a lasting and avoidable crisis onto our nation. Ending Title 42 enforcement is reckless, dangerous, and puts our communities in harm’s way.”
Title 42 of the U.S. code grants the federal government the “power to prohibit, in whole or in part, the introduction of persons and property” to stop a contagious disease from spreading in the U.S. The Trump Administration used Title 42 as a tool to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Senators Cramer and Rubio were joined in introducing the legislation by Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Jim Risch (R-ID), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Steve Daines (R-MT), Mike Braun (R-IN), Mike Crapo (R-ID), John Hoeven (R-ND), and Tim Scott (R-SC).