US officials say disinformation spread by smugglers is fuelling a surge of migrants on the border.
BBC News, El Paso
First implemented in 2020, Title 42 allows US authorities to swiftly expel would-be migrants attempting to cross the border from Mexico - including those seeking humanitarian asylum - using the Covid-19 pandemic as justification. "Imagine 60,000 people in one location, and all of a sudden an alert comes on and says there's a bomb in the building. What happens after that? Chaos… It's very hard to control and very hard to manage," he told the BBC.For those migrants - and those already in the US - the future is uncertain.
The new measures come amid an increased burden on CBP. In the El Paso sector alone, officials say that officers have recorded 265,000 migrant "encounters" since the current fiscal year began on 1 October - an 134% increase from the prior year. Currently, officers in the area are averaging about 1,700 migrant detentions daily.
Those who were found to have legitimate asylum claims were given dates to appear before an immigration judge, while others were detained for eventual removal. One woman told the BBC that her court date was in 2025 in Miami, Florida.
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