Title 42, a public health policy used to block migrants from seeking asylum in the U.S., expired late last week.
U.S. Border patrol has experienced “a 50 percent drop in the number of encounters versus what we were experiencing earlier in the week, before Title 42 ended at midnight on Thursday,” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Sunday.Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Sunday crossings at the southern border have decreased since the beginning of last week despite the end of Title 42, the pandemic-era policy used to block migrants from remaining in the U.S.
“It is still early,” Mayorkas acknowledged. “But you know, we’ve been planning for this transition for months and months. And we’ve been executing on our plan.” But some lawmakers, like Rep. Michael McCaul , believe it’s only a matter of time before the United States sees a surge. Now that Title 42 has expired, the White House is relying on a new rule that bars people from applying for asylum if they first cross the border illegally, or if they do not first apply in another country. Those who do cross illegally could face a five-year ban from the country.“What the secretary failed to say is that this week has seen more crossings than any week in our history,” Rep. Mark Green , the House Homeland Security chair, said on CNN’s “State of the Union.
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