Global Courant 2023-05-09 23:23:39
Long lines of migrants have piled up in the border city of Tijuana, near the sprawling wall that separates Mexico from the United States, in the final days of a three-year-old COVID-19 policy that has blocked people from crossing the border and seeking asylum.
Some have attempted to cross illegally rather than wait for a response, using every possible option.
The policy, known as Title 42, is expected to expire at midnight on May 11, a situation which has caused a high flow of migrants to the border.
Immigrants who want to cross the border are anxiously waiting for a solution as the US prepares to welcome thousands of immigrants. On the other hand, the Biden administration and the Texas state government are sending reinforcements to the border to prepare for a possible increase in illegal immigration.
The Mexican government estimates that more than 150,000 migrants are waiting in shelters and on the roads of northern Mexican states bordering the US this weekend, waiting to cross the border.
Officials have warned that the expiration of the decision could lead to an increase in the number of migrants trying to cross into the US and worsen an already challenging humanitarian crisis at the southern border.
The decision to ban immigrants from crossing into the US came into effect in 2020 to curb the spread of Covid-19, which allowed US authorities to rapidly deport immigrants.
The policy has been controversial in part because immigrant rights advocates argued that officials were using public health as a pretext to keep as many people out of the country as possible.
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