Well ahead of next month's lifting of Title 42 immigration restrictions, President Joe Biden has ordered Border Patrol agents to begin allowing illegal migrants into the country by granting them multiple exemptions to the current health regulation, according to a document reviewed by Just the News.
The memo sent last week identified a half dozen ports of entry (POEs) where exceptions can be granted and a broad range of conditions that qualify for the exemptions. The order takes effect Thursday.
"Beginning April 21, 2022, OFO will increase its capabilities to process noncitizens potentially amenable for an exception to Title 42," the memo reviewed by Just the News says.
"Factors weighing in favor of an exception," the memo explains, "include the following: a physical or
mental illness, disability; pregnancy;
lack of access to safe housing or shelter in Mexico (under 21 years old or younger or over 70, including families); and an indication that an individual has been threatened or harmed in Mexico."
Under the new rules, if a single member of a family qualifies for the exception, in most cases
the entire family can come into the country legally, Border Patrol agents were told.