![]() ![]() She said there are serious problems with both those options. She said the rule was predicated on the idea migrants can get protection in another country or get an appointment online to seek asylum in the U.S. She said it would result in migrants stranded in northern Mexico. ![]() “This rule will subject people to grave harm,” said American Civil Liberties Union lawyer Katrina Eiland. Human rights groups said they plan to sue quickly. It was first announced in February.Ī federal appeals court prevented similar but stricter measures pursued by then-President Donald Trump in 2019 from taking effect. It includes room for exceptions and does not apply to children traveling alone. While stopping short of a total ban, it imposes severe limitations on asylum for those crossing illegally who didn’t first seek a legal pathway. ![]() strategy to address border crossings that rose to all-time highs even with Title 42 in effect. The measure announced Wednesday is a key part of the U.S. The shelter space is “saturated,” he said, and migrants were spilling into areas around them. Miguel Meza, the head of migrant programs for Catholic Relief Services, which has 26 migrant shelters across Mexico, estimated that about 55,000 migrants were in the border cities across from the U.S. Custody numbers vary as migrants are released or deported, but in March 8,600 people were in Border Patrol custody. official who was not authorized to speak publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. Roughly 10,000 people were apprehended by Border Patrol on Tuesday, among the largest apprehensions in a single day, according to a U.S. has encouraged migrants to use to present themselves at a border entry point and seek admission. “There is fear and anguish,” Tovar said Wednesday, adding that he has spent three months in Juarez trying to get an appointment through an app the U.S. He was trying again 24 hours later, with the goal of crossing before Title 42’s use expires. authorities.įran Tovar, a 30-year-old electrician from Venezuela who left two children behind to try to reach the U.S., was expelled from the U.S. In Ciudad Juarez, migrants arrived this week in small groups by train or bus, leaving daily to surrender to the U.S. side they scrambled up the bank, pausing to put on dry clothing, before carefully picking their way through the rows of concertina wire. A man held it atop his head while another waded beside him as a precaution. One family swaddled a tiny baby inside an open suitcase. They slowly waded into the river as more migrants arrived, some crossing themselves before following the line across the flowing border. Many stripped down before descending the steep riverbank grasping plastic bags filled with clothes. They can face criminal prosecution if they do.Īt the Rio Grande in Matamoros on Wednesday, migrants arrived steadily. But after the restrictions expire Thursday, migrants caught crossing illegally will not be allowed to return for five years. Under Title 42, border officials have quickly returned people - and they did so 2.8 million times since March 2020. Many migrants, spurred by concerns that it may soon become harder to stay in the U.S., were trying to cross before Title 42 expires and the new rule takes effect at the end of the day Thursday. “Our plan will deliver results, but it will take time for those results to be fully realized,” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warned. ![]()
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