Title 42 expiration prompts surge of migrants at US southern border.

The expiration of Title 42, a pandemic-era border restriction, is expected to cause a surge of migrants and worsen the humanitarian crisis at the southern border. US officials are already seeing an uptick in migrants at the border with Mexico in anticipation of the expiration. The Biden administration has worked to discourage migrants from crossing the border unlawfully and is setting up regional processing centers in Colombia and Guatemala. When Title 42 lifts, US officials will return to using Title 8, under which migrants will face more severe consequences for crossing the border unlawfully. The government is “surging resources” to “effect a greater number of removals every week,” and has deployed 1,500 active-duty troops to the border.