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handle is hein.crs/goveels0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional ____ ~.Research Service U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) COVID-19 Policies and Protocols at the Southwest Border September 8, 2021 In recent months, an increase in the number of apprehensions of unauthorized migrants at the Southwest border by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is causing concern in border states and communities about the presence of migrants who are COVID-19 positive. Pandemic-related public health and travel restrictions were established on March 21, 2020, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and CBP. Limited capacity in CBP holding facilities presents logistical and health safety challenges for migrant processing as CBP implements protocols to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Current Trends in Encounters at the Border CBP's U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) encountered 1,276,194 migrants between ports of entry (POEs) at the Southwest border in FY2021 (through July). (Another 55,628 were determined to be inadmissible at a POE by CBP's Office of Field Operations.) CBP reports that 27% of the 199,777 encounters in July involved persons who made more than one attempt to cross the border, decreasing the number of unique encounters to 145,837 or fewer. In July, a slight majority (53%) were single adults, 38% were people in family units, and 9% were unaccompanied children. Immigration Processing: Title 8 and Title 42 Pre-pandemic, migrants apprehended by USBP were processed through Title 8 of the U.S. Code (immigration) and screened for asylum claims. Single adults were typically held in CBP custody before being referred to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Except for unauthorized migrants subject to mandatory detention, ICE has the discretion to release migrants, pending either expedited removal or longer formal removal in immigration court proceedings. The 1997 Flores Settlement Agreement limits how long families can be detained (generally not beyond the initial asylum screening process). Under the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), which were implemented by the Trump Administration in 2019, terminated by the Biden Administration in 2021, and Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11741 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Membersand Committeesof Congress

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