A health rule that limits the entry of illegal immigrants into the US is now being used by the US government against Brazilians as well.
The measure streamlines the process to send back, on flights of deportees, those who try to cross the border to live in the country illegally.
Known as Title 42 and treated as a public health order, the order was introduced under Donald Trump in March 2020.
The rule has since cited a "serious concern about the introduction of Covid into the US" as a justification for the immediate expulsion of people who try to enter the country in violation of travel restrictions or illegally.
The same rule began to be applied against Brazilian travelers in October 2021.
Those who follow the theme see a direct relationship between Title 42 and January 26, when Brazil received a flight with 211 deported Brazilians. Of these, 90 were minors, including children up to 10 years old.
Although he took over the White House with a promise to implement a more humane approach to immigration, Joe Biden has continued to embrace his predecessor's health rules.
Translated by Kiratiana Freelon