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The pandemic-era Title 42 restrictions that turned away many asylum seekers at the US border have expired, but immigration authorities said the surge in new migrants some expected to see today has not materialized. That could be because Joe Biden’s administration put in place its own hardline rules to keep border crossers out of the United States. Expect to hear more about this story next week.
Here’s a recap of today’s news:
Lawmakers from New York City want the Biden administration to allow more asylum seekers to work, arguing it would be better for the economy and communities.
The state department announced a new website intended to educate migrants about how to legally enter the United States.
The homeland security department complained that a Florida judge’s ruling blocking plans to more quickly release migrants from Border Patrol detention could complicate its ability to handle new arrivals.
The American Civil Liberties Union sued over the Biden administration’s new restrictions, arguing they were similar to rules implemented under Donald Trump.
A 17-year-old Honduran boy was found dead in a Florida shelter, the homeland security department said. He had entered the country as an unaccompanied minor.
A Democratic House lawmaker representing a district along Arizona’s border with Mexico has asked Joe Biden to deploy the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help communities manage new migrant arrivals.
“As the humanitarian crisis unfolds at the Arizona-Mexico border, the urgency to coordinate directly with lead agencies and non-governmental organizations must be a priority. I ask that you immediately work to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) to assist the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel as they manage and process migrants,” wrote Raúl Grijalva, whose district encompassed much of the state’s international frontier.
“Previously, Fema has assisted processing young migrants and supported efforts to localize housing and medical care. This directive would provide Customs and Border Protection (CBP) with the necessary support during this time of high levels of migration. We must ensure that CBP has the capacity to process asylum seekers at ports of entry in a timely, orderly, fair and humane manner.”
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The president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, David Miliband, has welcomed the end of the “cruel and ineffective Title 42 policy”, saying that it is a “necessary step to restore the rule of law and compliance with US refugee obligations”.
In a statement to the Guardian, Miliband, who was the UK’s foreign secretary, said that immigration measures taken by the Biden administration are being undermined by attempts to render illegal asylum claim attempts that are not based on prior appointments.
Miliband said:
“I have just completed an invaluable visit to Arizona, where I met with IRC staff and with clients who have lived through the humanitarian situation south of the US-Mexico border firsthand …
The end of the cruel and ineffective Title 42 policy is a necessary step to restore the rule of law and compliance with US refugee obligations. The Biden administration has taken some important measures to build an effective asylum management system, including increased regional resettlement processing, expanding access to the CBP One app, clamping down on misinformation, guaranteeing asylum slots for refugees from four countries, and surging assistance to communities receiving migrants.
However, these efforts are undermined by a serious flaw: the IRC believes it is neither right nor practical to render illegal any attempt to claim asylum that is not based on a prior appointment.
The evidence from around the world is that cruelty is not the route to order. In fact some of the most cruel solutions produce disorder and empower people smugglers. By contrast, there are policies which are both humane in treating refugees with dignity, and orderly in the way they promote effective management of migration.”
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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre went on to call for further action from Congress regarding the migrant crisis, saying that the Biden administration has yet to see Congress take action to solve the issue cooperatively.
“We need Congress beyond the ruling, beyond what we’ve seen from the sabotage,” Jean-Pierre said during Friday’s briefing, referring to a federal judge in Florida who on Thursday blocked the Biden administration from releasing migrants who do not yet have a court appearance date, just hours before the expiration of Title 42.
“We want Congress to act. We want Congress to take action, and we just have not seen that. Again, the president is going to use every tool that he has as he has been for the last two years to get this done, but we need to see Congress act,” Jean-Pierre emphasized.
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White House accuses Republicans of 'playing games'
The White House has reaffirmed its migration policies following the expiration of Title 42, saying that its plan is to deal with the migration surge at the US-Mexico border in a “humane” and “orderly” way while accusing Republicans of attempting to “sabotage” the crisis.
Speaking to reporters on Friday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said:
“Our message has been very clear … We got a robust plan in place to humanely manage the border through enforcement, deterrence and diplomacy. We’ve been very clear. We want a system that’s humane, that’s orderly …
This is a problem that is decades-long … It is more than time to address this issue. The president is using the tools that he has in front of him to deal with this issue … but we have to have Congress acting.”
Jean-Pierre went on to criticize Republican lawmakers, accusing them of “playing games” and refusing to solve the migration issue with federal government, saying:
“Republican-elected officials continue to play a games here. They continue to have political stunts and they don’t want to solve this problem. They want to use it as a campaign tool for them …
“We’ve been seeing from Republican officials over and over again for the past several months, instead of trying to deal with the issue or talking to the federal government on how to deal with the issue in their state and their city, they don’t do that. They actually sabotage what we’re trying to do.”
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The state department announced the launch of a new website to help migrants get information about how to access the legal pathways into the US.
The website, MovilidadSegura.org, was created in partnership with The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration and other organizations.
For now, the website just includes information about the “safe mobility” program the Biden administration launched as a means to crack down on illegal immigration. That includes information about various legal pathways and who qualifies for each.
Eventually, the state department said it would enable migrants to request appointments at regional processing centers the government will establish in Colombia, Guatemala and elsewhere.
“Once fully operational, the RPCs will make it easier for migrants to access lawful pathways from where they are and avoid putting their lives and their life savings into the hands of criminal actors,” the state department said in its announcement.
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17-year-old boy from Honduras dies after being found unconscious in Florida shelter
A 17-year-old unaccompanied teenage migrant from Honduras has died after being found unconscious in a Florida shelter on Wednesday, the Associated Press reports.
The teen’s death was notified to US lawmakers by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) refugee office.
According to the notification reviewed by the Associated Press, the teenager, Angel Eduardo Maradiaga Espinoza, had been placed by HHS on May 5 with Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services in Safety Harbor, Florida.
He was taken to a hospital and was pronounced dead after one hour of life-saving resuscitation attempts.
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Senator Ted Cruz has criticized a reporter after being asked what Republicans are doing to assist the Biden administration to help improve the current immigration system.
“That’s a ridiculous and silly question. I want to commend you for being the media and telling it Democrat policies,” Cruz responds while shaking a finger at several reporters who echoed similar questions.
“You’re wrong. You don’t get to argue with me. You asked your question. You want to hold a press conference, you can do it over there. The talking point of the Democrats which this media reporter happily parrots is ‘Gosh, the problem can’t be fixed,’” says Cruz as he throws his hands up in the air.
“There’s one little problem with that. It’s an utter and complete lie … You asked what I have done? I’ve championed the men and women of border patrol. I’ve championed securing the border. I’ve championed Remain in Mexico,” Cruz continues with his voice raising, referring to a US immigration policy that requires migrants seeking asylum to remain in Mexico until their immigration court date in the US.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) berates reporters for pressing him on what he’s done to help improve the immigration system during the Senate GOP’s trip to the southern border Thursday ahead of Title 42 expiring. pic.twitter.com/1RDc7v7zkB
— The Recount (@therecount) May 12, 2023
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The day so far
The pandemic-era Title 42 restrictions that turned away many asylum seekers at the US border have expired, but immigration authorities say the surge in new migrants some expected to see today has not yet materialized. That could be because Joe Biden’s administration has put in place its own hardline rules to keep migrants out of the United States, but we’ll be keeping an eye on the situation as the day progresses.
Here’s a recap of the news so far:
Lawmakers from New York City want the Biden administration to allow more asylum seekers to work, arguing it would be better for the economy and communities.
The homeland security department complained that a Florida judge’s ruling blocking plans to more quickly release migrants from Border Patrol detention could complicate its ability to handle new arrivals.
The American Civil Liberties Union sued over the Biden administration’s new restrictions, arguing they were similar to rules implemented under Donald Trump.
Here are more scenes shot on the US-Mexico border today in the aftermath of Title 42’s end, from the Associated Press and Reuters:
In an example of how the Biden administration is moving to speed up the deportation process, the Los Angeles Times reports that the government slashed the amount of time asylum-seekers have to find an attorney before being interviewed by immigration officials.
The cut to 24 hours from 48 hours is similar to a policy adopted under Donald Trump that was blocked by federal courts, and could lead to more migrants failing their first interview with officials and being deported.
Here’s more from their story:
Biden’s version of the policy, outlined in an email sent to asylum officers Wednesday and obtained by The Times, gives asylum seekers at least 24 hours to find and consult an attorney once they receive information on the process. Before the change, migrants had at least 48 hours from their arrival at a Department of Homeland Security facility to find a lawyer.
The move could allow officers to more rapidly remove migrants who do not pass their first screening, known as a “credible fear” interview.
Title 42, a decades-old policy invoked during the COVID-19 pandemic to allow border agents to quickly turn back migrants, expired just before midnight on Thursday, and officials were expecting a spike in migrants trying to cross the border. Complicating matters, just hours before Title 42’s expiration, a federal judge in Florida blocked the Biden administration from quickly releasing migrants from Border Patrol custody without court notices.
Border agents already apprehended more than 10,000 migrants in a single day Tuesday, according to internal data obtained by The Times. By Wednesday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection had more than 28,000 migrants in custody, significantly more than its facilities are rated to hold, the data showed.
“In support of the Department’s goal to more quickly provide relief to those who are eligible while more quickly removing those who are not, effective immediately the minimum time between the noncitizen’s acknowledgment of receipt of the Form M-444, Information about credible fear Interview, and the credible fear interview will be 24 hours,” a lead U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services official on asylum wrote in the email announcing the change.
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Biden officials press on with deportation plans
The Biden administration continues to press on with plans to deport many of those who have crossed the border since Title 42 ended, top homeland security official Blas Nuñez-Neto said.
“There is a right way, a safe way and the wrong way, an unlawful way, to enter the United States. Those who arrive at the border without using a lawful pathway are presumed ineligible for asylum as part of the new rule that was issued yesterday,” Nuñez-Neto said.
“We are humanely processing non-citizens, placing them into removal proceedings and returning those without a legal basis to remain in the US. And people who do not use available pathways to enter the US now face tougher consequences including a five-year ban on reentry and potential criminal prosecution.”
He said the Biden administration has “led the largest expansion of lawful pathways for migrants to come to the US directly in decades”, and urged people to “ignore the lies of smugglers and not put their lives in danger”.
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A Florida judge’s ruling that stymies efforts to quickly release migrants from Border Patrol custody is “harmful” to efforts to control migration flows, a top homeland security official said.
“We are concerned about the impact litigation will have on our ability to execute this plan. This includes the harmful ruling from a Florida court last evening which will result in unsafe overcrowding at (Customs and Border Protection) facilities and undercut our ability to efficiently process and remove migrants, which will risk creating dangerous conditions for Border Patrol agents as well as non-citizens in our custody. Republican and Democratic administrations alike have used this parole authority to protect the safety and security of migrants in the workforce,” said Blas Nuñez-Neto, the homeland security department’s assistant secretary for border and immigration policy, in an ongoing briefing with reporters.
He continued by criticizing Congress for failing to reform the US immigration system:
We will comply with the court order and we are also assessing our next steps but taking a step back, the lawsuits we are facing, frankly, from both sides of the aisle really clearly demonstrate just how fundamentally broken our immigration system is. We have for the better part of two decades now experienced these surges in migration under presidents of both parties. We are committed to working innovatively within our statutory authorities to deal with this challenge, but we are clear-eyed that without bipartisan congressional action, we will continue to face these challenges on our border, and we invite Republicans and Democrats on the Hill to come together and work with us to once and for all address the underlying issues in our immigration system that are pulling so many migrants to the border.
No 'substantial increase' in migrant arrivals: DHS
Migrants arrivals at the US border with Mexico have not increased substantially since Title 42 ended at midnight, at top homeland security department officials said.
“Overnight, we saw similar patterns to what we’ve seen over the past several days. We continue to encounter high levels of non-citizens at the border but we did not see a substantial increase overnight or an influx at midnight,” Blas Nuñez-Neto, the homeland security department’s assistant secretary for border and immigration policy, told reporters.
“It is still early, however, and our focus remains the same: processing people safely and humanely, but now with additional tools for us to deliver consequences quickly.”
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Biden administration holds briefing on border situation
Officials from the departments of homeland security, state and defense will soon brief reporters about the situation at the US southern border following the expiration of Title 42.
Follow this blog, where we’ll be sharing the latest details from the briefing.
Here’s the latest from the Guardian’s Marisol Chávez in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, who reports migrants in the border city were struggling to react to the new reality created by Title 42’s end:
“My plan is to give up,” Fernando Jesús Manzano, 32, from Estado Falcón, Venezuela, said dejectedly as he gazed at the hundreds of fellow migrants waiting to turn themselves in to US migration authorities as Thursday turned into Friday and a new policy era at the US-Mexico border.
Manzano arrived at “Door 42”, a gate along the border barrier in El Paso, west Texas, shortly before the expiration of Title 42, a Trump-era rule implemented during the coronavirus pandemic that allowed the US to turn away migrants at its border with Mexico without allowing them to exercise their right to seek asylum.
The man was too late. US Customs and Border Protection, as well as Texas national guard soldiers, had already set up concertina wire and were heavily patrolling the area where Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, meets its twin city across the border, El Paso, by the time he arrived.
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In an interview with CNN, Oscar Leeser, the mayor of El Paso, Texas, said the city hasn’t yet seen the surge in migrants some feared once Title 42 ended:
"There has to be an end game. A city like El Paso and cities across the country cannot continue to go in this manner."
— CNN This Morning (@CNNThisMorning) May 12, 2023
El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser calls on federal government to pass comprehensive immigration reform: pic.twitter.com/Pr7jVhnFue
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Homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas made the rounds of the morning shows this morning, where he repeated his message that the US government is ready to swiftly deport migrants who cross the border.
Here he is on MSNBC:
"We are seeing people arriving at our southern border. We are taking them into custody, we are processing them, and if they make a claim for relief and don't succeed they will be removed."
— The Recount (@therecount) May 12, 2023
— DHS Sec. Mayorkas on what's happened since Title 42 expired at midnight last night pic.twitter.com/gE7uliwYQ7
The end of Title 42 poses a test for Joe Biden, whose poll numbers when it comes to handling immigration are low, and who has been repeatedly accused by Republicans of not taking the issue seriously. The president has said little about the end of the pandemic-era immigration rule, instead sending Mayorkas to warn migrants against trying to enter the US without authorization.
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Lawmakers in Congress representing New York City – including the Senate’s Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and the House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries – are calling on the Biden administration to allow newly arrived asylum seekers to work.
Under current rules, asylum seekers allowed into the United States must wait 150 days before applying for an authorization to work. In a letter to Joe Biden, the lawmakers say that should be reduced, arguing it would help communities and held address the ongoing labor shortage in the US economy:
Despite the best efforts for thousands of communities and organizations across the country, ultimately, asylum-seekers face unreasonable barriers to work that must be mitigated. Without work, many are forced to seek services from government and non-government groups, straining resources in a completely preventable manner. We strongly encourage your administration to expand the issuance of parole to asylum seekers so they may immediately apply for employment authorization and eliminate the 150-day employment authorization application waiting period for asylum seekers who have submitted their asylum applications.
Reporters from the Dallas Morning News were on the Mexican border overnight, and reported there wasn’t much reaction at one border crossing as Title 42 ran out:
HAPPENING NOW: LAST FEW MINUTES of Title 42 and no signs or indications of an invasion or rush to border. Lots of military force, concertina wire, DPS, drones & few hundred migrants waiting 4 hours to turn themselves to a fickle nation. @disolis @arcelitamartin pic.twitter.com/hNtrveO9WD
— Alfredo Corchado (@ajcorchado) May 12, 2023
With little notice, Title 42 ran out for migrants waiting at Border Gate 42 at 9:59 MST. pic.twitter.com/bacbcfGrEx
— Tom Fox (@TomFoxPhoto) May 12, 2023
The Guardian’s Marisol Chávez is in Ciudad Juárez, the Mexican city just across the border from El Paso. Here’s what she saw when Title 42 ended at midnight:
The first moments of the end of Title 42 in Ciudad Juárez, the Mexican twin city to El Paso, were met with initial silence.
It was almost as if nothing had changed for the 500 migrants hoping turn themselves in to US authorities outside Door 42 between Juarez and El Paso, a gate in the tall border barrier.
The group had been waiting since late afternoon, surrounded by Texas national guard and Border Patrol agents, and entrapped by barbed wire.
Throughout the afternoon and into the night, small groups were slowly allowed into the country, while the rest stood by.
The hot afternoon grew colder as soon as the sun set. With no belongings, many struggled to keep warm. Their only option: dust-filled blankets, jackets and sweaters that migration authorities provided from a dumpster.
In the dark of the night, cell phones were alight as migrants attempted to book one of the few asylum appointments available online through an app administered by US federal authorities, called CBP One.
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In El Paso, the Texas city this home to one of the major crossing points from Mexico, the Associated Press reports on how the city’s faith leaders are navigating an influx of migrants that’s expected to grow in the days to come.
Here’s more from their story:
As changing policies, rampant misinformation and exasperated, fearful crowds converge in this desert city, faith leaders are striving to provide shelter and uplift.
Along with prayers, they are counseling migrants about the daunting challenges that await them on U.S. soil, with enormous backlogs in asylum hearings and the Biden administration’s newly announced measures that many consider stricter than the existing ones known as Title 42.
During Thursday morning Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, a few blocks from the border with Mexico, the Rev. Daniel Mora prayed for goodwill in welcoming the crowds of migrants expected to arrive in the city and at the church’s gym-turned-shelter when pandemic-era restrictions on asylum-seeking lifted overnight.
“May the asylum promises of this country be renewed,” Mora noted in the Mass intentions. In an office next to the historic sanctuary, one of his fellow Jesuits prepared to visit a shelter at a different El Paso parish to counsel migrants who already had crossed illegally and were detained.
ACLU sues over new restrictions to curb asylum seekers
The American Civil Liberties Union announced it has filed a lawsuit against new rules imposed by the Biden administration to turn away asylum seekers at the southern border:
BREAKING: We are suing to stop Biden’s new asylum ban, which closes off access to safety for the majority of people seeking asylum in the United States.
— ACLU (@ACLU) May 12, 2023
According to the Los Angeles Times, the lawsuit targets new rules that prevent people from claiming asylum if they passed through a third country on their way to the United States and did not seek sanctuary there.
“After campaigning on a promise to restore our asylum system, the Biden Administration has instead doubled down on its predecessor’s cruel asylum restrictions,” the lawsuit said. “The agencies claim the Rule merely provides consequences for asylum seekers circumventing lawful pathways. But seeking asylum is a lawful pathway protected by our laws regardless of how one enters the country.”
Do the United States have a plan for the end of Title 42? Biden administration officials say yes, critics say no.
The federal government has said that it has spent more than a year getting ready for the end of Title 42. It expects more migrants will be crossing initially. Tens of thousands of people have been stuck on the Mexican side of the border after making their way, often in treacherous overland journeys through Central America, towards the US, only to be denied the right to ask for asylum or being expelled after crossing unlawfully.
There have been bursts of chaos and violence in the last two years when people, desperate for a way forward and often destitute by the time they cross the border after harrowing journeys and long waits in Mexico, cross without permission because official ports of entry have been all but closed.
The Biden administration’s strategy has relied on two approaches: providing more – but still limited – legal pathways for migrants to get to the US without just turning up at the border. And toughening border security to try to stop irregular crossings.
And in a new crackdown, Biden is adopting a rule that would generally deny asylum to migrants who first travel through another country before arriving at the border with Mexico. It also wants to screen migrants seeking asylum much more quickly and deport those deemed not qualified – then deny re-entry for five years.
Civil rights groups have condemned Biden’s hardening of policies, comparing it to actions taken by Trump.
Florida judge temporarily blocks quick release of migrants in setback for Border Patrol
A federal judge in Florida has dealt a potentially serious legal setback to attempts to control the flow of migrants at the US-Mexico border – by temporarily blocking efforts to release people more quickly when Border Patrol holding stations are full.
The judge ordered that no migrants can be released without being issued a formal notice to appear in immigration court.
The New York Times has a piece saying the order does not affect the expiration of Title 42 – the pandemic era legislation restricting immigration – but could hamper Border Patro'l’s efforts to manage the situation on the ground.
Some people had been released without being given a formal notice to appear in court in order to speed up processing as thousands of people were attempting to cross into the US.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, policy director for the American Immigration Council, criticised the order.
He told told the NYT: “The big fear is overcrowding due to the fact that it takes 2-3x as long per person to process a notice to appear on court versus issuing someone parole, which means you’ve tightened a bottleneck.”
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More pictures are emerging on the news wires from the southern US border, illustrating how people are trying to cross from Mexico. Many attempt to cross through the Rio Grande or pick their way along razor wire to seek refuge in the US.
Here is a collection of some of the latest images:
Starting on 12 May, asylum seekers will be allowed to request asylum again at the border and will be interviewed by immigration officers. Those who are found to have a “credible fear” of being persecuted in their home countries can stay in the US and go through the immigration court system until a final determination is made.
That can take years. While some people are detained while their asylum process plays out, the vast majority are freed into the US with notices to report to the authorities or court.
Already some locations along the 2,000-mile-long US-Mexico border are seeing greater numbers of migrants than last winter. The US border patrol chief, Raul Ortiz, said on Twitter on Monday that his agents had stopped about 8,800 migrants a day over a three-day period crossing the border without permission. That was up from about 5,200 a day in March and at a pace to exceed the December tally, the highest month on record. But being able to request asylum will not necessarily mean a higher chance of being allowed to stay in the US and go through the court system than before – and could mean a lower chance.
Explained: What is Title 42? And what happens now it's gone?
Title 42 is a coronavirus-related restriction on claiming asylum that has allowed the US to quickly expel migrants at US-Mexico border since 2020.
The rule is part of an arcane public health law that allows curbs on migration aimed at protecting Americans from disease.
The federal government and US states and cities on the border are trying to prepare for a fresh increase of people coming to the border and seeking permission to stay in the US. Joe Biden has warned the situation will be “chaotic for a while”.
The Biden administration announced in January it was ending the declared national emergencies linked to the coronavirus. That also spelled the end of using Title 42 to deal with immigration. Thursday was set as the end of the official emergency and the last day Title 42 was expected to be used.
The CDC announced in April 2022 that the rule was no longer needed because Covid vaccines and treatments were widespread. But Republican-leaning states sued to keep it in place. The Biden administration said it wanted to end Title 42 – but in fact tightened restrictions further.
The number of people apprehended by federal agents after crossing the border into the US without permission has fluctuated for years, but has been climbing again in recent weeks, surpassing 10,000 on Monday and Tuesday along the 2,000-mile line with Mexico. Under Title 42, many are summarily expelled from the US without being given the chance even to request asylum.
Without Title 42, migrants will be allowed to request refuge again when they approach official border ports of entry – but the Biden administration plans to speed up initial interviews by agents to decide who has a case to take to court, prompting immigrant advocates to complain that a rushed process will be unfair.
The administration has also implemented an aggressive new regulation that will deny asylum to almost all migrants who cross illegally. The new measure will take effect when Title 42 lifts, coinciding with the end of the broad government declaration that the US is in a Covid-19 public health emergency.
As the US government was preparing for Title 42 to end at midnight, people hoping to cross the border into the US had been massing at various crossings. Here are some of the images that came in on the photography wires:
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US braced for border chaos as Title 42 expires
The US has ended Covid-19 border restrictions that blocked many migrants at the border with Mexico, immediately replacing the so-called Title 42 restrictions with sweeping new asylum rules meant to deter illegal crossings.
Secretary of homeland security Alejandro N. Mayorkas said on Thursday evening that 24,000 border patrol agents and officers had been sent to the border to enforce US laws, adding “the border is not open”.
Starting tonight, people who arrive at the border without using a lawful pathway will be presumed ineligible for asylum. We are ready to humanely process and remove people without a legal basis to remain in the US.
In the hours before the new regulations went into effect, thousands of migrants waded through rivers, climbed walls and scrambled up embankments on to US soil, hoping to be processed before midnight.
In Matamoros, Mexico, groups crossed the Rio Grande River in chin-high water. Some carried tiny babies and bags of belongings above their heads to make it into Brownsville, Texas.
In El Paso hundreds of migrants camped out on downtown streets trying to figure out where to go next after crossing the border from Juarez, Mexico.
We’ll bring you the latest updates throughout the day on what is expected to be a fast-developing situation.
