Title 42 expiration triggers surge of migrants at U.S.-Mexico border.

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Title 42 expiration triggers surge of migrants at U.S.-Mexico border.
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U.S. border towns and officials are bracing for the expiration of Title 42, a pandemic-era policy that allowed border agents to quickly turn back migrants, and the implementation of a new rule that denies asylum to migrants who show up at the U.S.-Mexico border without first applying online or seeking protection in a country they passed through. Migrant shelters are already running out of space, and border facilities are overcapacity, with hundreds of migrants waiting to be processed. The situation is causing stress and confusion for officials, and concerns about overwhelming hospitals and emergency services.

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