Not in Our Name: The Disingenuous Use of "Public Health" as Justification for Title 42 Expulsions in the Era of the Migrant Protection Protocols.

The authors address expulsions of migrants and asylum seekers at the U.S. borders in fiscal year 2021 due to the confluence of Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) and the 2020 invocation of 42 U.S. Code 265, an obscure public health policy last updated in 1944. Topics discussed include background of...

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Publicado en:American Journal of Public Health Vol. 112; no. 8; pp. 1115 - 1120
Autores principales: Fabi, Rachel, Rivas, Saul D., Griffin, Marsha
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Publicado: American Public Health Association Aug2022
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Sumario:The authors address expulsions of migrants and asylum seekers at the U.S. borders in fiscal year 2021 due to the confluence of Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) and the 2020 invocation of 42 U.S. Code 265, an obscure public health policy last updated in 1944. Topics discussed include background of the public health policy known today as Title 42, glimpse at the on-the-ground impact of these policies, and observation of Circuit Judge Justin R. Walker about the use of Title 42.