FILE - In this June 8, 2021, file photo, a car approaches one of the few lanes open at the Peace Arch border crossing into the U.S. in Blaine, Wash. Canada is lifting its prohibition Monday, Aug. 9 on Americans crossing the border to shop, vacation or visit, but the United States is keeping similar restrictions in place for Canadians. The reopening is part of a bumpy return to normalcy from COVID-19 travel bans. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
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NEW YORK (77 WABC) — Vulnerable and centrist Democrats are scrambling to distance themselves from Biden’s decision to lift title 42. It will allow a massive influx of migrants at the U.S. Mexico Border.
Biden chose to lift the Trump era rule, under intense pressure from progressives and immigration advocates.
Three states are suing over the lifting of Title 42, implemented during COVID. They argue the lifting of the mandate was done without required CDC hearings. Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock became the latest vulnerable Senate Democrat to criticize Biden’s decision.
“I think this is not the right time and we have not seen a detailed plan from the administration. We need assurances that we have security at the border and that we protect communities on this side of the border,” he told The Hill. “I think this is the wrong time and I haven’t seen a plan that gives me comfort.
He’s up for reelection in a state that Biden narrowly won by 12,000 votes.
