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The publicly stated intent of the ex-president's family separation policy was to inflict fear and pain. Family separation isn't about what is legal. And continuing Title 42, as President Joe Biden is doing now -- today -- is not in the interest of public health. ... See MoreSee Less
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President Joe Biden should immediately terminate Title 42. ... See MoreSee Less
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"This is a violation of constitutional rights. It's a violation of privacy. And, on a more general level, these checkpoints offend basic notions of what it means to live in a free society." Thank you, ACLU of Maine and everyone involved defending the rights of everyone in our nation. ... See MoreSee Less
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Seeking asylum is legal. Non-citizens have rights, including the right to due process.
Think actions from US immigration policy held over from the former president by President Joe Biden are only manifest on the Southern border? Think again. Cumberland County Jail has been made complicit in ICE's illegal, un-American activities. ... See MoreSee Less
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The White House says President Joe Biden “is continuing Title 42 expulsions to prevent the spread of the virus. Public health officials, however, report that this use of Title 42 doesn’t help to contain the virus, and has actually worsened its spread.” ... See MoreSee Less
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Separating families, including forcing families to intentionally separate so as to have a better chance to enter and be granted asylum in the US, is wrong. It is legal to request asylum in the US. It does not matter how you enter the country when you request asylum. Non-citizens have rights which are protected by the constitution, including the right to due process.
The ACLU is correct. President Biden should immediately end Title 42. ... See MoreSee Less
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"Biden officials say it’s up to the CDC to decide when to lift the [Title 42] order. Yet CDC officials say Trump aide and immigration hard-liner Stephen Miller and former Vice President Mike Pence pushed through Title 42 to achieve long-held political goals of restricting immigration and blocking asylum seekers — not for public health considerations. Experts at the CDC said the policy would do little to stanch the spread of the coronavirus."
President Biden should immediately end Title 42. ... See MoreSee Less
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President Biden should immediately end Title 42. ... See MoreSee Less
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Thanks to The Bangor Daily News for covering. ... See MoreSee Less
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