House Democrats call on Biden to reinstate Title 42 and ‘Remain in Mexico’ immigration policies

Five Democratic House lawmakers on Wednesday urged President Biden to reinstate Trump-era immigration policies to “bring order to the Southern border.” 

In a joint statement, Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.), Jared Golden (D-Maine), Mary Peltola (D-Alaska), Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas) and Don Davis (D-NC) called on the 81-year-old president to use executive action to reimplement Title 42 and the so-called Remain in Mexico program. 

Their plea comes after all five Democrats voted in favor of a border security bill put forward by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Saturday, which failed to garner the two-thirds majority support needed to pass.