Congress must act if it wants to extend Title 42 immigration measure -White House

[April 21, 2022]   WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress will have to act if it wants to extend a sweeping, pandemic-related expulsion policy known as Title 42 that has effectively closed down the U.S. asylum system, the White House said on Wednesday.

U.S. President Joe Biden is flanked by Vice President Kamala Harris as he speaks with HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra during a meeting with immigration advisers in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

"Right now we are planning and preparing for the end of Title 42 enforcement on May 23rd," White House spokesperson Jen Psaki told reporters.

She noted that President Joe Biden wanted to reform the immigration system and that some lawmakers favored a delay of Title 42 implementation while others oppose it. "This would all require congressional action. We're happy to have that conversation with them."

(Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt and Jeff Mason; Editing by Leslie Adler)

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