The Trump administration is set to use a public health regulation drafted during the early days of the COVID pandemic to deny immigrants access to asylum. The regulation, taking effect on Wednesday, will allow the U.S. to deny asylum claims at U.S. ports of entry based on “emergency public health concerns generated by a communicable disease.” This comes on top of a broad asylum ban Trump imposed on his first day back in office, despite U.S. obligations under international law to provide pathways for resettlement or asylum to those fleeing persecution.