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'''Title 42 of the United States Code''' is the [[United States Code]] dealing with [[public health]], [[social welfare]], and [[civil rights]].
'''Title 42 of the United States Code''' is the [[United States Code]] dealing with [[public health]], [[social welfare]], and [[civil rights]]. In 2022, the phrase "Title 42" sometimes specifically denotes {{usc|42|252}}, which prohibits entry into the United States if the director of the [[Center for Disease Control]] believes entry could introduce communicable disease into the US. This section was activated in March 2020 to turn away [[asylum seeker]]s at US borders because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].[https://americasvoice.org/blog/title42/][https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/laws-regulations.html]


* {{usctc|42|1}}—The [[Public Health Service]]
* {{usctc|42|1}}—The [[Public Health Service]]

Revision as of 18:38, 24 April 2022

Title 42 of the United States Code is the United States Code dealing with public health, social welfare, and civil rights. In 2022, the phrase "Title 42" sometimes specifically denotes 42 U.S.C. § 252, which prohibits entry into the United States if the director of the Center for Disease Control believes entry could introduce communicable disease into the US. This section was activated in March 2020 to turn away asylum seekers at US borders because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]