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Trump's Team Explores Disease Rationale for Title 42 Activation

1/11/2025

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Donald Trump’s advisers are exploring a public health rationale to activate Title 42, which would enforce harsh anti-immigration policies at the U.S.-Mexico border. Senior adviser Stephen Miller plans to reference specific diseases as justification, reminiscent of past discriminatory tactics, even though studies indicate that border closures fail to curb disease transmission effectively.

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Story summary

Donald Trump’s advisers are exploring a public health rationale to activate Title 42, which would enforce harsh anti-immigration policies at the U.S.-Mexico border. Senior adviser Stephen Miller plans to reference specific diseases as justification, reminiscent of past discriminatory tactics, even though studies indicate that border closures fail to curb disease transmission effectively.