Title 42 expiration leads to lower migrant arrivals, but officials remain vigilant.
The days after the expiration of a Covid-related border restriction policy known as Title 42 saw fewer migrants arriving at the US southern border than initially expected. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said there was a 50% drop in the number of migrant encounters along the border compared to earlier in the week before Title 42 ended. However, officials remain on high alert as it is too early to say whether the surge in migrants has peaked. The Biden administration is introducing new measures, including one that would largely ban migrants who traveled through other countries on their way to the US-Mexico border from applying for asylum in the US.
- Fewer than expected migrants arrived at the border after Title 42 expired, but officials remain on high alert CNN
- Title 42 Is Gone But What Happens to Migrants Heading to the U.S.? The New York Times
- Biden's Border Policy Draws Flak From Right and Left After Title 42 Expires The Wall Street Journal
- Letters to the Editor: As Title 42 ends, is the U.S. to blame for the border crisis? Los Angeles Times
- End of Title 42: Homeland Security secretary defends Biden administration's border policies WFAA
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