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On the recordApril 13, 2021
I strongly criticized the Trump administration's decision to utilize Title 42 of the Public Health Safety Act to rapidly expel large numbers of migrants in direct contravention of existing laws protecting the right to apply for asylum.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin criticizes the use of Title 42 for expelling migrants against asylum laws.

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