White House: Delaying Title 42 rollback ‘would require congressional action’

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The White House said Wednesday that it is “happy” to have conversations with lawmakers opposed to Joe Biden’s plan for Title 42 but showed little indication the president would delay ending the pandemic-era migration restriction.

Press secretary Jen Psaki fielded a number of questions on the topic during Wednesday’s White House briefing and confirmed that the administration is still planning to “end Title 42 enforcement on May 23.”

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