With the end of Title 42, migrant crossings to the US would double

Washington. Following the culmination of the Donald Trump-era border public health order, Title 42, the Department of Homeland Security projects that between 9,000 and 14,000 immigrants could attempt to cross into the United States daily.

According to CNN and other US media, citing a source familiar with the matter, the number represents more than double the number of people currently crossing from the southern border, which could lead to more chaos on a border already overwhelmed by the crossing. uneven of people

The public health order promoted since March 2020 to reject migrants for reasons of the Covid-19 pandemic will be in force until December 21.

It is expected that once the implementation of this measure is completed, it will return to Title 8, which obliges the US authorities to follow the rules on the asylum application process. Therefore, starting in December, people will be able to apply for asylum to an immigration agent when they enter a US border port of entry.

Last week, Blas Núñez-Neto, acting undersecretary for Border Policy and Immigration at the US Department of Homeland Security, offered a videoconference where he declared that people who do not qualify will be deported.

“Title 8 rules will be applied, as they have been for decades, which have consequences for people who cross illegally, such as repatriation, losing the possibility of coming to the United States for up to 10 years, and legal prosecutions for the crime. to cross the border,” he said.

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