Human Rights First: Trump Revives Title 42 to Weaponize Public Health Against Immigrants
May 20, 2026
May 20, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Human Rights First issued the following news on May 19, 2026:
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Trump Revives Title 42 to Weaponize Public Health Against Immigrants
Yesterday, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) weaponized a decades-old public health authority, Title 42, to suspend the entry of certain noncitizens for at least 30 days in response to the World Health Organization's declaration of a public health emergency related to Ebola outbreaks in the D . . .
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Trump Revives Title 42 to Weaponize Public Health Against Immigrants
Yesterday, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) weaponized a decades-old public health authority, Title 42, to suspend the entry of certain noncitizens for at least 30 days in response to the World Health Organization's declaration of a public health emergency related to Ebola outbreaks in the D . . .