Migrant children in the U.S. will be able to apply for asylum

Unaccompanied migrant children attempting to enter the United States will have the opportunity to apply for asylum, thanks to a new guideline announced by health authorities. 

Following a public health assessment, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) canceled the Title 42 restriction on unaccompanied non-citizen children that prevented their entry into the country, and who were being deported under this public health policy. 

This court decision was made after a federal judge ruled in a lawsuit filed by the state of Texas that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had not explained why children who 

Those traveling alone were exempt from Title 42, and the government was given a week to appeal. This is why the CDC lifted the order for these exceptional cases.

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