Fox News taped hundreds of migrants filing into Brownsville, TX, overnight.
Fox News reported that border patrol agents encounter “migrants at a rate of 2,000 a day in Brownsville.” The border patrol has encountered over 32,000 migrants (8,000 a day) across the whole border in the first four days of May.
Title 42 started in March 2020 due to COVID. It allowed the U.S. to quickly send people back to Mexico.
Title 42 is supposed to end on May 11 when the COVID national emergency is also supposed to end.
Officials are worried about a massive surge once it goes away:
But the looming end to the order next week has led to fears of a renewed surge at the border, with prior Department of Homeland Security estimates warning that there could be up to 14,000 migrant encounters a day. The latest footage suggests that may not be an exaggeration.The Biden administration has been scrambling to implement measures to reduce the number of illegal crossings and establish a more orderly process. The administration also announced this week that it is sending 1,500 troops to the border, although officials have said they won’t be engaging with migrants but acting in a supporting role to Customs and Border Protection.It has also proposed a rule that would, in theory, bar migrants from asylum eligibility if they enter illegally and have also failed to claim asylum in a country through which they have already passed.It has also announced it is expanding legal pathways with migrant processing centers being established throughout Latin America. Officials also announced a number of collaborative measures with Mexico — including an agreement for Mexico to take non-Mexican migrant deportations.
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