Title 42 policy for turning back migrants will end May 23, administration says

The Biden administration will end a Trump administration policy that had allowed U.S. border officials to turn away immediately any noncitizen who illegally came across the land borders amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The policy, known as Title 42, will end May 23, the administration announced Friday. Its ending has been long sought by immigrant advocates allied with the White House but raises the prospect of further chaos at the border before the midterm elections.