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End of Title 42 immigration policy brought fewer migrants than expected, but communities are still on high alert

Headline from Local News 8, on the newest of 3 developments

By Nouran Salahieh, CNN The expiration of a Covid-related border restriction policy known as Title 42 has so far brought fewer migrant arrivals than expected, but southern border communities still worry about overcrowded migrant processing and detention facilities.

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Developments in this update

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  1. Migrant surge seen along US-Mexico border ahead of Title 42 end

    Headline from Foxla ·

  2. Some US cities along the southern border say they have not seen a surge of migrants expected after expiration of Title 42

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

  3. Newest

    End of Title 42 immigration policy brought fewer migrants than expected, but communities are still on high alert

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

2 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

51 articles, oldest first.

  1. Foxla

    Migrant surge seen along US-Mexico border ahead of Title 42 end (opens Foxla)

    Published

    Foxla's feed description

    The U.S. is preparing for the end of Title 42, a policy linked to the coronavirus pandemic that allowed it to quickly expel many migrants.

  2. CNN

    Southern border braces for a migrant surge with Title 42 set to expire this week (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    The United States is bracing for the expiration of a pandemic-era border restriction this week, with officials fearing it will spur a surge of migrants and exacerbate an already challenging humanitarian crisis at the southern border.

  3. Newsweek

    Mexico warns smugglers are using Title 42 to lure migrants to U.S. border (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    An immigration expert tells Newsweek that the United States is "in unknown territory" due to the expiration of the Title 42 policy this week.

  4. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    ‘Risk It All for My Daughter': Some Migrants Aren't Waiting for Title 42 to End to Cross Border (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

    Published

    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    A recent surge of migrants in the Brownsville, Texas, area of the U.S.-Mexico border is highlighting immigration challenges as the U.S. prepares for the end of a policy linked to the coronavirus pandemic that allowed it to quickly expel many migrants.

  5. Fox News

    Migrants surge by US-Mexico border ahead of Title 42 expiration (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Thousands of migrants are reportedly surging at the U.S.-Mexico border, namely in El Paso and Brownsville, Texas, before Title 42 expires later this week.

  6. NPR

    Title 42 will end this week and that could lead to an influx of migrants (opens NPR)

    Published

    NPR's feed description

    Pandemic restrictions for asylum-seekers end this week. Cities along the U.S.-Mexico border are preparing for what comes next, as new rules are enforced to limit migrant admissions.

  7. Wfmy News 2

    No, the U.S. will not have an ‘open border’ when Title 42 ends (opens Wfmy News 2)

    Published

    Wfmy News 2's feed description

    When Title 42 expires, the U.S. will transition back to immigration procedures outlined in Title 8. Here’s what that means.

  8. Wall Street Journal

    Migrant Influx Overwhelms Southern Border as Title 42 Winds Down (opens Wall Street Journal)

    Published

    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    The pandemic-era border measure that for three years has served as a blunt border-enforcement tool for two successive administrations is set to end on Thursday night.

  9. NPR

    Here's what to expect in the U.S. as Title 42 ends for asylum-seekers (opens NPR)

    Published

    NPR's feed description

    The pandemic restrictions allowed for the quick expulsion of migrants at the border. Now that it's being lifted some officials are expecting a record influx and an impending humanitarian crisis.

  10. Fox News

    Dramatic footage captures chaos at the southern border as Title 42 reaches expiration: SEE IT (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Dramatic photos and video show the chaotic scene at the southern border as thousands of migrants seek entry into the U.S. after the expiration of Title 42.

  11. Local News 8

    Asylum officers, Secret Service agents and troops have surged toward border with Title 42's expiration hours away (opens Local News 8)

    Published

    Local News 8's feed description

    By Nouran Salahieh and Rosa Flores, CNN With hours left before Title 42 expires Thursday night, the US has sent thousands of reinforcements to the southern border, anticipating the Trump-era border restriction policy’s demise could spur an even heavier migrant influx than the country has already see…

  12. New York Post

    Migrants rush border ahead of Title 42 expiration, agents overwhelmed (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    Title 42 expires at midnight on Thursday.

  13. Christian Science Monitor

    US border cities prepare for migrant influx as Title 42 ends (opens Christian Science Monitor)

    Published

    Christian Science Monitor's feed description

    A provision that allowed the U.S. to expel asylum-seekers during the pandemic sunsets today. As the Biden administration and Republicans clash over immigration policy, border communities prepare for an influx of migrants.

  14. CBS News

    60,000 migrants are waiting near U.S.-Mexico border as Title 42 ends, border chief says (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    Border Patrol is preparing for some of the tens of thousands of migrants on the Mexican side of the border to try to cross into the U.S. once Title 42 expires.

  15. Fox News

    Migrant numbers growing at the southern border hours before Title 42 ends (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    The Texas National Guard stationed in El Paso says migrants are arriving to the U.S.-Mexico border with high hopes for the end of Title 42 later Thursday.

  16. CBS News

    'Now or never': Migrants rush to US border ahead of Title 42 expiration (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    The Border Patrol stopped about 10,000 migrants on Tuesday, one of its busiest days ever, according to a U.S. official.

  17. CBS News

    U.S. braces for end of Title 42 as wave of migrants builds up along border (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    Many migrants face an uncertain future as the Biden administration launches a new policy to crack down on illegal border crossings​.

  18. Deseret News

    What is the southern border like now that Title 42 is ending? (opens Deseret News)

    Published

    Deseret News's feed description

    With growing crowds of migrants at the border, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security launches an ad campaign to combat disinformation about the ending of Title 42

  19. CBS News

    Why is Title 42 ending, and what's happening at the border? (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    Here are some of the top questions about the end of the policy known as Title 42, and what's happening at the border as it comes to an end.

  20. KRDO

    US border communities declare disasters as Title 42's expiration sets the stage for a migration rush (opens KRDO)

    Published

    KRDO's feed description

    By Jason Hanna, Ray Sanchez and Rosa Flores, CNN With tens of thousands of migrants massed in northern Mexico, the expiration overnight of the US Covid-era border restriction policy known as Title 42 has American border communities on edge, worried an already challenging humanitarian crisis will wor…

  21. The Washington Free Beacon

    Migrant Detentions at Border Hit Record Highs as Title 42 Ends (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

    Published

    The Washington Free Beacon's feed description

    YUMA, Arizona (Reuters)—Migrants gathered on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday hours before immigration restrictions known as Title 42 expire, with some rushing to cross ahead of tough new asylum rules that will replace a COVID-era order.

  22. WFAA Dallas

    Border didn’t see a “major influx” of migrants when Title 42 ended, federal official says (opens WFAA Dallas)

    Published

    WFAA Dallas's feed description

    A Biden administration official said there wasn’t a rush to the border when Title 42 was lifted.

  23. Local News 8

    Some US cities along the southern border say they have not seen a surge of migrants expected after expiration of Title 42 (opens Local News 8)

    Published

    Local News 8's feed description

    By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Amid pressing concerns that a surge of migrant crossings would be triggered by the expiration of the US border restriction policy known as Title 42, some southern border communities have reported receiving fewer-than-expected migrant arrivals since the policy has been lifted.

  24. Local News 8

    End of Title 42 immigration policy brought fewer migrants than expected, but communities are still on high alert (opens Local News 8)

    Published

    Local News 8's feed description

    By Nouran Salahieh, CNN The expiration of a Covid-related border restriction policy known as Title 42 has so far brought fewer migrant arrivals than expected, but southern border communities still worry about overcrowded migrant processing and detention facilities.

  25. KEYT Santa Barbara

    End of Title 42 immigration policy brought fewer migrants than expected, but communities are still on high alert | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

    Published

    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    End of Title 42 immigration policy brought fewer migrants than expected, but communities are still on high alert

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