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Border crossings are off from last week's highs as US pins hopes for order on mobile app

With demand far outstripping available slots, a new U.S. government mobile phone app has been an exercise in frustration for many asylum hopefuls

The Independent UK

Migrant crossings drop at U.S.-Mexico border after Title 42 expires

Migrant crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border have unexpectedly fallen, not risen, since Title 42 curbs expired and reinstating criminal penalties for illegal entry is likely the biggest reason, the Biden administration said on Sunday.

Reuters

DHS chief touts 50% drop in illegal border crossings after Title 42 expiration

Troop surge has been decried by Democrats as Trump-like effort to ‘militarise’ border

The Independent UK

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Title 42 Ends As Congress Calls For Border Security Where Migrants Are Coming From Mexico

The Biden Administration has come under fire for letting boarder crossers in as they try to claim for asylum in the United States.

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Title 42 migration restrictions have ended, but Biden’s new policy is tougher

President pledged as a candidate to dismantle Trump’s hardline immigration agenda but new rules are more restrictive

The Guardian - US

Border towns face ‘difficult’ situation as Title 42 expires and tens of thousands of migrants wait to cross into US

‘We knew this was going to be a difficult transition,’ Homeland Security secretary says

The Independent UK

The GOP wants you* to quit your job - Roll Call

* If President Joe Biden appointed you, that is. During the Trump era, Democratic calls for Cabinet resignations also were frequent.

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Confusion, resolve at US-Mexico border as Title 42 formally ends

Experts say new restrictions at US-Mexico border will continue to impede access to asylum as contentious policy expires.

Al Jazeera

What comes next after Title 42?

The end of a Trump-era public health order brings new barriers for people seeking asylum in the US

The Independent UK

US warns migrants against illegal crossings as Title 42 set to expire: ‘Our border is not open’

Title 42, a Trump-era policy which expelled most migrants under a little-used public health authority, expires at 11.59 pm

The Independent UK

Watch again: US secretary of homeland security joins White House briefing as Title 42 border rules lifted

Secretary of homeland security, Alejandro Mayorkas, joined Karine Jean-Pierre’s daily White House press briefing on the day that Title 42 border restrictions are lifted.

The Independent UK

Title 42, a COVID-era halt on asylum applications, has ended. Here's what to expect

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

WEKU

Migrant detentions at U.S.-Mexico border hit record highs as Title 42 ends

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.

Reuters

Hundreds of US troops line border amid huge surge in migrant crossings before Title 42 ends

US President Joe Biden earlier this week acknowledged that the border would be ‘chaotic for a while’

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US bolsters border with Mexico as pandemic-era asylum rules expire

Tens of thousands of US law enforcement personnel have been deployed to the border with Mexico, officials said Wednesday, as waiting migrants voiced confusion and anger over a looming change to entry rules.

Roll Call

Mayorkas blames Congress as US preps for 'difficult' weeks at border - Roll Call

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday blamed Congress for failing to provide sufficient resources to manage the border.

The Independent UK

How those fleeing Ukraine inspired US border policies

The White House considers its policies for handling Ukrainians who were coming to the U.S.-Mexico border to be so effective that a similar model has become the centerpiece of a broader border policy rolling out in earnest this week

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Biden administration threatens veto on GOP border security bill - Roll Call

The White House announced President Joe Biden would veto a Republican-led border security package if it passed Congress.

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Al Jazeera

Timeline: Title 42 expulsions at the US-Mexico border

Biden administration is preparing for end of contentious US policy that let authorities turn away most asylum seekers.

The Guardian - US

Eight dead in Texas after car drives into crowd outside migrant center

Police say crash may have been intentional, and driver was arrested for reckless driving and could face other charges

The Independent UK

Mayorkas: Border is 'very challenging' as asylum limits end

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says authorities face “extremely challenging” circumstances along the border with Mexico days before pandemic-related asylum restrictions end

Reuters

U.S. to finalize rule to limit asylum access at Mexico border by May 11

The U.S. will finalize by May 11 a new regulation that will deny asylum to many migrants caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, the same day sweeping COVID-19 restrictions at the border are set to end, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Friday.

Reuters

US Homeland Security secretary to visit border ahead of Title 42 lifting

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will travel to the Texas border with Mexico this week ahead of the lifting of Title 42, the department said in a statement on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

US readies second attempt at speedy border asylum screenings

The Biden administration is making its own attempt at speedy asylum screenings at the border, insisting it will be different than under President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

US, Canada agree to share data on guns, drug smuggling

Canada and the United States have agreed to share more information on the smuggling of guns and drugs across their shared border

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