Migrant border crossings drop sharply after end of Title 42
Biden administration officials have attributed the sharp drop to increased deportations, tighter asylum rules and efforts by other countries to stop U.S.-bound migrants.
What is Title 8, and what's changed along the border after Title 42?
Now that Title 42 is no longer in place, officials are required to give asylum-seekers an initial interview. But that doesn't mean all migrants will be allowed to stay.
No immediate spike in border entries in aftermath of Title 42's end
On Friday, the first day since March 2020 in which the U.S. could no longer cite Title 42 to expel migrants, Border Patrol apprehended 6,300 migrants, a sharp drop from earlier in the week.
Unaccompanied migrant child dies in U.S. custody, second in 2 months
Enrique Reina, the Honduran secretary of foreign affairs, identified the child as Ángel Eduardo Maradiaga Espinoza.
New asylum restriction along U.S.-Mexico border challenged in court
Migrants subjected to the rule could face deportation to their home country or Mexico as well as a five-year ban from the U.S.
Florida judge blocks quick migrant release policy
The ruling raises the prospect of even higher numbers of migrants being stranded in Border Patrol custody in dangerously overcrowded conditions amid a spike in migrant arrivals.
Title 42 ends with 60,000 migrants waiting near border
An estimated 60,000 migrants were waiting near the U.S.-Mexico border as the Biden administration ended the Title 42 rule, the Border Patrol chief said.
Why did Title 42 end, and what's happening at the border?
Here are some of the top questions about the end of the policy known as Title 42, and what's happening at the border now that it has expired.
Fear and confusion reign along southern border as Title 42 ends
In border cities like El Paso, the spike in migration has alarmed volunteers and humanitarian workers who support welcoming and helping asylum-seekers.
New program to require curfews, GPS tracking for asylum-seeking families
The program, which will initially apply to migrant families heading to four U.S. cities, is part of a larger Biden administration effort to deter migrants from crossing into the U.S. illegally.
Mexico to hike efforts to stop U.S.-bound migrants before Title 42 ends
The operation is one of several steps the Mexican and U.S. governments are taking to stop or deter migrants from crossing the southern border illegally.
U.S. finalizes asylum restriction to ramp up border deportations
The rule represents a major pivot by President Biden, a Democrat who campaigned on restoring access to the U.S. asylum system.
Border Patrol to arrest migrants in El Paso who entered U.S. undetected
The operation is aimed at many of the thousands of migrants who've been sleeping on El Paso's streets amid a spike in migrant crossings ahead of the end of Title 42 restrictions Thursday.
Top Biden aide: Immigration laws "need to be updated"
"The basic problem here is those laws need to be updated," White House senior adviser Anita Dunn said.
Senate proposal would let U.S. expel migrants after Title 42 ends
The proposal would effectively allow the U.S. government to continue the soon-to-be terminated Title 42 border expulsion policy without a public health justification.