Biden Administration to End Controversial Border Policy in May
We ran the numbers: There are 1024 news articles covering this topic. 21% (221) are left leaning, 39% (398) are center, and 40% (405) are right leaning.
On May 23, the Biden administration is moving to end Title 42. The official announcement came Friday as an order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While left-leaning articles highlight that the CDC said the order will end in May in order to give the Department of Homeland Security time to put Covid-19 mitigation protocols in place, right-leaning articles highlight that more than 62,000 illegal immigrants evaded Border Patrol agents in March.
A left-leaning article by Politico highlights that the CDC said the order will end in May in order to give the Department of Homeland Security time to put Covid-19 mitigation protocols in place. The long-awaited decision sparked an immediate backlash in Washington.
NPR published a centrist article reporting that CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said the spread of COVID-19 by migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border has "ceased to be a serious danger to the public health." The Biden administration has largely continued this Trump-era policy despite criticism from immigrant advocates.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that more than 62,000 illegal immigrants evaded Border Patrol agents in March. The article notes that the number shows the extent to which Border Patrol agents are already being overwhelmed by the number of migrants trying to get into the United States.