As Title 42 expires, is Joe Biden doing what he condemned Donald Trump for?

Author: Editors Desk Source: ABC GMA

May 12, 2023 at 06:00

Migrants reach for water through the Mexico - U.S. border wall in San Luis Rio Colorado in Mexico, before the lifting of Title 42, as seen from San Luis, Arizona, U.S., May 11, 2023. Zaydee Sanchez/Reuters

"Promises broken," said Julián Castro, who served with Biden in Obama's cabinet.

The last time Joe Biden and Donald Trump shared a debate stage, the Democratic presidential nominee repeatedly attacked his opponent over his administration's immigration policies.

"This is the first president in the history of the United States of America that anybody seeking asylum has to do it in another country. That's never happened before. That’s never happened before in our country," Biden said with outrage.

"You come to the United States, and you make your case. That’s how you seek asylum, based on the following premise: Why I deserve it under American law," the former vice president added at the time.

But now, that very criticism has come back around more than two years into Biden's own term because critics -- including members of his own party -- human rights groups, and immigration lawyers say he has now implemented something close to what his predecessor did.

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