(CNN) The Biden administration faces the possibility of another immigration headache, as it weighs whether to more widely reopen US borders in the near future -- just days from the current travel restrictions expiring. Internally, US Customs and Border Protection officials are bracing for the eventual lifting of border restrictions, according to two agency officials. Public health officials, at the time, suspected political motivations behind the decision. The policy has also been condemned by public health experts , who argue the order is "based on political, rather than public health considerations," and by the United Nations refugee agency. A group of Senate Republicans has already pounced on the anticipated loosening of the pandemic-related public health order and urged the administration to keep it in effect.

Source: CNN July 14, 2021 09:49 UTC