Ending Title 42 May Bring an ‘Influx’ to the Border, White House Says as DHS Prepares Contingency Plan

White House director of communications Kate Bedingfield speaks during a briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, on March 30, 2022. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images

The White House was asked on Wednesday to comment on a report that said the Biden administration is expected to end a Trump-era immigration policy, known as Title 42.

The Title 42 policy implemented under the Trump administration in March 2020 enabled border agents to expel illegal immigrants back to Mexico immediately if they potentially pose a health risk amid the COVID-19 pandemic.