Los Angeles (AFP) – A controversial US anti-immigration rule imposed at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic that automatically blocked asylum-seekers trying to enter the country has been struck down. The measure, Title 42, had been branded “inhumane” by reformers and criticized as an ad-hoc immigration plan dressed up as a health policy. Here’s what you need to know about the rule: What is it? – Title 42 is the colloquial name for a rarely used public health measure first invoked in 1893 when the United States sought to curb outbreaks of cholera and yellow fever. In March 2020, the administrat…