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.

• May 17, 2023

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.

• May 15, 2023

Border crossings dip, but officials still preparing for big surge

Authorities predict arrests will spike to between 12,000 and 14,000 a day.

• May 14, 2023

Texas mayor calls immigration crisis an "American problem"

"Immigration reform is long overdue and what we're seeing now is a result of that," Laredo Mayor Victor Treviño said.

• May 14, 2023

Nikki Haley: "We should not be separating families" at border

"It should never get to that point," Haley said when asked if she would revive the controversial policy.

• May 14, 2023

Transcript: El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser on "Face the Nation," May 14, 2023

The following is the transcript of an interview with El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser that aired on "Face the Nation" on May 14, 2023.

• May 14, 2023

Transcript: Laredo, Texas, Mayor Victor Trevino on "Face the Nation," May 14, 2023

The following is the transcript of an interview with Laredo, Texas, Mayor Victor Trevino that aired on "Face the Nation" on May 14, 2023.

• May 14, 2023

Making the treacherous journey north through the Darién Gap

A 66-mile-long swath of jungle connecting South and North America is where thousands of migrants make the arduous, potentially fatal crossing on their treks north.

• May 14, 2023

America and immigration: How did we get where we are today?

This week, what was effectively the immigration law of the land throughout the pandemic expired, creating greater uncertainty along the U.S. border with Mexico. "Sunday Morning" looks at America's historic acceptance of immigrants and refugees.

• May 14, 2023

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.

• May 13, 2023

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.

• May 12, 2023

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.

• May 12, 2023

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.

• May 12, 2023

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.

• May 12, 2023

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.

• May 12, 2023

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.

• May 12, 2023

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.

• May 10, 2023

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.

• May 10, 2023

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.

• May 10, 2023

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.

• May 9, 2023

Sinema criticizes Biden response to migrant crisis as "not adequate"

"They had two years to prepare for this and they did not do so," Sinema told "Face the Nation."

• May 7, 2023

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.

• May 4, 2023

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.

• May 4, 2023

How Title 42's expiration reshapes U.S. border policy

Because it has relied on the Title 42 policy for over three years, the U.S. expects to see a sharp increase in immigration to the southern border once it expires.

• May 12, 2023

Mexico vows to continue accepting non-Mexican migrants deported by U.S.

The agreement will allow the U.S. to continue deporting some migrants who U.S. officials have struggled to deport to their home countries due to diplomatic or logistical reasons.

• May 3, 2023

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