Border Situation Remains Calm Despite End of Controversial Policy and Political Turmoil.

The lifting of pandemic-era immigration restrictions at the southern border did not result in the chaos that President Biden had predicted. While an initial surge of migrants put a strain on detention facilities and shelters, the situation was temporarily triaged by federal authorities, local governments, and private nonprofits. The Biden administration sent troops to the border, imposed tough new restrictions on who qualifies for asylum, and increased opportunities for migrants to enter the country legally. The weekend was quieter than expected, but officials caution that it is still early and the conditions in countries that have led to a record number of people fleeing have not changed. Republicans continue to criticize Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, but the Biden administration has shrugged off impeachment threats as political theater.