On the recordApril 5, 2022
We know that Title 42 was never about public health. From the earliest days of the pandemic, the Trump administration sought to exploit COVID-19 to advance his anti-immigrant agenda.
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congress.govBennie Thompson: “We know that Title 42 was never about public health. From the earliest days of the pandemic, the Trump administration…”
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Thompson argues Title 42 was misused for political purposes rather than public health.
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