Border Chief Downplays Border Surge Fears as Title 42 Ends Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas sought on Sunday to allay concerns about a possible surge of migrants at the US-Mexico border after the expiration of Title 42. The law, which expelled border crossers back to their home country without an asylum hearing over […]
The United States’ COVID-19 restrictions known as Title 42, which blocked migrants caught at the U.S.-Mexico border from seeking asylum since 2020, will be lifted on Thursday, May 12, 2022. This policy shift has significant humanitarian and political implications, mainly for border cities like San Diego. Migrants caught crossing the border will again be able […]
