El Paso braces for surge in migrant numbers as Title 42 expiration approaches.

Federal agents in El Paso are urging over 1,000 migrants sleeping on the streets to turn themselves in to immigration authorities ahead of the expiration of Title 42, a Trump-era border restriction policy aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19. The policy is set to lapse on Thursday, and officials have warned its expiration could lead to a surge in the number of migrants trying to cross into the US and exacerbate an already challenging humanitarian crisis at the southern border. The Biden administration is deploying 1,500 active-duty troops to the border to support border agents in administrative roles for 90 days.