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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Biden preserves Trump’s Title 42, which makes migrants easy prey for organized crime

    The Biden administration came in with a promise to undo the harsh immigration policies of the Trump era. But it’s still using one of the most controversial ones: Title 42 , which was put in place around the start of the pandemic.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 29, 2021 • 8m Listen

    The Biden administration came in with a promise to undo the harsh immigration policies of the Trump era. But it’s still using one of the most controversial ones: Title 42, which was put in place around the start of the pandemic.

    Title 42 closed the border to all nonessential travel and authorized the expulsion of asylum seekers without due process. It’s left migrants and their families vulnerable to kidnapping and extortion by criminal gangs.

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    Kamala Harris’ first 100 days as vice president: How is she tackling the historic role?
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    3. 17:45California companies are buying thousands of homes in Milwaukee. What does that mean for tenants?
    4. 26:08The history of stand-up comedians, from Artemus Ward to Richard Pryor
    5. 41:30‘Paddington 2’ unseats ‘Citizen Kane’ on Rotten Tomatoes meter. How did that happen?
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      Molly O'Toole

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Kamala Harris’ first 100 days as vice president: How is she tackling the historic role?
    1. 0:00Kamala Harris has been vice president for 100 days. What power does she have in Biden’s administration?
    2. 9:00Biden preserves Trump’s Title 42, which makes migrants easy prey for organized crimeYou’re reading this
    3. 17:45California companies are buying thousands of homes in Milwaukee. What does that mean for tenants?
    4. 26:08The history of stand-up comedians, from Artemus Ward to Richard Pryor
    5. 41:30‘Paddington 2’ unseats ‘Citizen Kane’ on Rotten Tomatoes meter. How did that happen?
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