U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz said Monday his agents had apprehended more than 14,700 people since the expiration of Title 42 last week.
Texas rancher Noe Silva joins 'The Faulkner Focus' to share his firsthand experience with the migrant crisis just days after COVID-era Title 42 expired.
In the days since, the number of migrants encountered at the southern border has fallen 50% compared with the 10,000-plus encountered each day for the three days leading up to the end of Title 42. "We are closely watching what's happening," Blas Nunez-Neto, assistant secretary for border and immigration policy at the Department of Homeland Security, said."We are confident that the plan that we have developed across the U.S.
Title 42 allowed U.S. officials to quickly expel migrants without letting them seek asylum, but it also carried no consequences for those who entered the country and were expelled. In the leadup to the end of Title 42, the U.S. introduced tough enforcement measures to discourage people from arriving at the border, encouraging them instead to use one of the pathways the U.S. has created to facilitate migration.
Since 2021 the U.S. has often released migrants from custody with instructions to report to an immigration office in 60 days. It's a process that takes only 20 minutes, but it's come under attack by those who say it doesn't offer enough oversight. On Friday, a Florida court temporarily put an end to the process. The administration is appealing that decision.
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