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MI SR0087

Resolution

Status

Introduced

10/20/2021

Primary Sponsor

Erika Geiss

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Origin

Senate

101st Legislature

AI Summary

  • Urges the CDC to rescind the Title 42 order that suspends the right to introduce certain persons into the United States from countries where a quarantinable communicable disease exists.

  • Asks the Department of Homeland Security to refrain from using the Title 42 order to expel refugees and asylum seekers until the order is rescinded.

  • Criticizes the Title 42 order for failing to protect public health, as migrants spend long periods in congregate settings before expulsion rather than preventing such congregate situations.

  • References the humanitarian crisis in Haiti, including the murder of the Haitian President and Hurricane Henri damage, as context for protecting asylum seekers from dangerous conditions.

  • Directs that copies of the resolution be sent to the President, U.S. Senate President, U.S. House Speaker, and Michigan congressional delegation members.

Legislative Description

A resolution to urge the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to rescind the order issued under the authority of Title 42 of the United States Code, and, until the order is rescinded, ask the Department of Homeland Security to refrain from using the order to expel refugees and asylum seekers.

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Government Operations

10/20/2021

Committee Referrals

Government Operations10/20/2021

Full Bill Text

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