Coverage dated May 8, 2023 to May 11, 2023

Migrants rush across Mexico border into US in final hours before Title 42 expires

Headline from Fox32 Chicago, on the newest of 3 developments

Migrants are rushing across the Mexico border in hopes of entering the U.S. in the final hours before pandemic-related asylum restrictions are lifted.

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Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Chaos at US-Mexico border will continue 'for a while,' Biden says

    Headline from Foxla ·

  2. Migrants rush across US border in final hours before Title 42 expires

    Headline from KESQ Palm Springs ·

  3. Newest

    Migrants rush across Mexico border into US in final hours before Title 42 expires

    Headline from Fox32 Chicago ·

Reports & sources

258 articles, oldest first.

  1. Local News 8

    What is Title 42, why is it ending and what's happening now at the border? (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN The end of a controversial border policy is looming. Title 42, the Trump-era pandemic public health restrictions that became a key tool officials used to turn back migrants at the US-Mexico border, is set to expire on May 11.

  2. Digital Journal

    Migrants amass at US-Mexico border as Title 42 is set to end (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    The end of the controversial border policy that blocked migration, enacted during the Covid pandemic, will end on May 11.

  3. The Boston Globe

    As Title 42 ends, here’s what to know about the pandemic-era immigration restrictions (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    As the Biden administration readies to lift the policy, US officials say they have been preparing for a surge of migrants crossing the Mexico-United States border.

  4. Florida Phoenix

    Title 42 nears an end, marking a shift in U.S. immigration policy at the border (opens Florida Phoenix)

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    Florida Phoenix's feed description

    WASHINGTON — A pandemic-era measure that allowed for the swift expulsion of millions of migrants at the Southwest border is set to end Thursday, and the Biden administration and state officials across the U.S. are bracing for a potential increase in asylum seekers.

  5. Al Jazeera

    US prepares for influx at Mexico border as Title 42 expiry nears (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Policy that has allowed US authorities to turn away most asylum seekers at Mexico border will end on Thursday.

  6. KOB 4

    What is Title 42 and how has US used it to curb migration? (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    This week marks the end of coronavirus restrictions on asylum that have allowed the U.S. to quickly expel migrants at the southern border for the last three years. The restrictions are often referred to as Title 42, because the authority comes from Title 42 of a 1944 public health law that allows cu…

  7. Foxla

    Chaos at US-Mexico border will continue 'for a while,' Biden says (opens Foxla)

    Published

    Foxla's feed description

    The U.S. has used Title 42 to expel migrants with no chance at asylum 2.8 million times since March 2020. Those restrictions end this week.

  8. WFAA Dallas

    ‘Now or never’: Migrants rush to US border ahead of Title 42 expiration (opens WFAA Dallas)

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    WFAA Dallas's feed description

    It wasn't clear how many migrants were on the move, but a U.S. official reported daily encounters on Tuesday hit 10,000 — nearly twice the level from March.

  9. NBC Los Angeles

    Scenes From the US-Mexico Border as Title 42 Ends (opens NBC Los Angeles)

    Published

    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    A “chaotic” scene at the border of the United States and Mexico is expected as Title 42, a COVID-era asylum restriction, is slated to end.

  10. KTVU San Francisco

    10,000 migrants stopped in one day ahead of Title 42 expiration (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    New rules will make it extremely difficult for anyone who travels through another country, like Mexico, to qualify for asylum.

  11. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Title 42 has expired. Here's what happens next (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Dakin Andone and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The expiration of a pandemic-era public health restriction that will significantly alter several years of US immigration policy has arrived, threatening chaos as an estimated tens of thousands of migrants mass near the US-Mexico border in anticipation.

  12. Los Angeles Times

    What is Title 42 and what happens at the border when the immigration policy goes away? (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Title 42, the policy used to keep asylum seekers out of the U.S. during the pandemic, expires tonight, ushering in a new era for U.S. border control.

  13. Wyoming Public Media

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

    Published

    Wyoming Public Media'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.

  14. WGN Chicago

    Migrants rush across US border in final hours before expiration of Title 42 (opens WGN Chicago)

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    WGN Chicago's feed description

    MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — Migrants rushed across the Mexico border Thursday in hopes of entering the U.S. in the final hours before pandemic-related asylum restrictions are lifted — a change that ma…

  15. Southern Minnesota

    Migrants rush across U.S. border before expiration of Title 42 (opens Southern Minnesota)

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    Southern Minnesota's feed description

    Migrants rushed across the Mexico border Thursday in hopes of entering the U.S. in the final hours before pandemic-related asylum restrictions are lifted — a change that many feared could

  16. Axios

    The end of Title 42 at the U.S.-Mexico border (opens Axios)

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    Axios's feed description

    Title 42 ends at the U.S.-Mexico border.

  17. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Migrants rush across US border in final hours before Title 42 expires (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Migrants rushed across the Mexico border Thursday, racing to enter the U.S. before pandemic-related asylum restrictions are lifted in a shift that threatens to put a historic strain on the nation's beleaguered immigration system.

  18. The Boston Globe

    Title 42 is ending. Here’s what it has done, and how US immigration policy is changing. (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The US is putting new restrictions into place at its southern border to try to to stop migrants from crossing illegally and encourage them instead to apply for asylum online through a new process.

  19. Madison

    Photos: Migrants rush across US border in final hours before pandemic rule expires (opens Madison)

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    Madison's feed description

    Clasping exhausted children, desperate migrants tried to make their way to the United States before the end of the pandemic-era health rule known as Title 42.

  20. CBS News

    Title 42's end sparks fear and confusion along the U.S.-Mexico border (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    In border cities like El Paso, the spike in migration has alarmed volunteers and humanitarian workers who support welcoming and helping asylum-seekers.

  21. WGN Chicago

    Title 42 is ending. Here’s what it has done, and how US immigration policy is changing (opens WGN Chicago)

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    WGN Chicago's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is putting new restrictions into place at its southern border to try to to stop migrants from crossing illegally and encourage them instead to apply for asylum online thr…

  22. UPI

    White House, states, Congress look for immigration solutions as Title 42 ends (opens UPI)

    Published

    UPI's feed description

    As the Trump-era Title 42 public health immigration restriction allowing quick expulsion of migrants expires Thursday, an additional mass influx of migrants seeking asylum is expected at the southern U.S. border.

  23. KRQE Albuquerque

    Title 42 has ended. Here’s what it did, and how US immigration policy is changing (opens KRQE Albuquerque)

    Published

    KRQE Albuquerque's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is putting new restrictions into place at its southern border to try to to stop migrants from crossing illegally and encourage them instead to apply for asylum online thr…

  24. France 24

    Title 42: What is it and how did the US use it to curb migration (opens France 24)

    Published

    France 24's feed description

    This week marks the end of coronavirus restrictions on asylum that have allowed the U.S. to quickly expel migrants at the southern border for the last three years.

  25. Foxla

    Title 42: Huge number of asylum seekers at US-Mexico border as COVID-19 restriction expires (opens Foxla)

    Published

    Foxla's feed description

    Migrant surge is already underwway as Title 42 immigration policy expires Thursday at midnight.

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