A growing number of Democrats in Congress are joining their Republican colleagues to urge President Biden to delay ending the Trump-era Title 42 health authority next month, fearing a dramatic surge of migrants at the southern border if the restriction is rolled back, according to a report. The Biden administration, which is already struggling to respond to the record number of illegal immigrants crossing into the US, plans to lift the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention policy allowing border officials to expel migrants without first hearing their asylum claims due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Democratic aides told The Hill that the administration should postpone the scheduled May 23 lifting of the restriction to allow themselves more time to come up with a plan to counter the expected migrant flood.
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