Title 42 expiration sparks concerns over southern border migrant surge.

Democrats are criticizing the Biden administration's handling of the southern border as the expiration of the Trump-era Title 42 policy approaches on May 11. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are concerned about the potential influx of migrants seeking asylum in America, with several states already facing thousands of daily migrant encounters. Democrats in border state Arizona accused the administration of unpreparedness, while Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas called for a bipartisan plan to combat the expected surge of migration. Customs and Border Protection sources reported about 8,000 migrant encounters a day border-wide in the first days of May, but the Department of Homeland Security is anticipating up to 14,000 migrant encounters daily after the expiration of Title 42.