White House weighs bringing back Title 42 concerns to stop asylum-seekers

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President Donald Trump is weighing renewing a COVID-era restriction on asylum-seekers that would help fulfill his campaign promise to crack down on immigration.

In addition to sending troops to help patrol the southern border, the White House could lean on health concerns and deem asylum-seekers a risk for carrying tuberculosis or measles to further curb crossings.

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