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Vigilantes confront migrants near Sasabe after Title 42’s end

Armed vigilantes intimidated a group of migrants and logged their biographic information Friday after the group had crossed the Arizona-Mexico border near Sasabe.The far-right vigilantes earlier in the day had followed and harassed a group…

What is Title 8, and what has changed along the U.S.-Mexico border after Title 42’s…

The expiration of the Title 42 pandemic emergency rules along the U.S.-Mexico border on May 11 means that all migrants and asylum-seekers who reach American soil need to be processed under Title 8, a set of complex and decades-old…

She helped other migrants seek asylum ahead of Title 42’s end. Now it’s her turn

SAN LUIS RIO COLORADO, Mexico — After 5½ months living in a shelter across the border from Yuma, Ariz., Soraya Amaya started feeling desperate.The 22-year-old from El Salvador had applied daily for asylum appointments for her family of…

Spike in illegal border entries does not materialize in immediate aftermath of Title 42’s end

An expected spike in illegal crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border after the termination of the Title 42 pandemic-era migration control policy earlier this week did not materialize in the immediate aftermath of the policy change,…

Title 42’s end sparks fear and confusion along the U.S.-Mexico border

El Paso, Texas — A record increase in unauthorized arrivals along the U.S.-Mexico border and the imminent end of Title 42 border restrictions have left local officials and volunteers worried about their ability to help the new…

Migrant bus routes, $7M part of AZ response to Title 42’s end

TUCSON — Arizona has established five new bus routes to transport migrants from small border communities to Tucson ahead of the expected lifting of a controversial border restriction this week, Gov. Katie Hobbs announced Tuesday.The state…

Tucson Border Patrol chief details preparations days before Title 42’s end

TUCSON — The chief patrol agent of Tucson’s Border Patrol Sector said Monday that the agency is “incredibly well prepared” for the end of a pandemic-era border restriction days before it’s expected to expire.John Modlin, chief patrol agent…

How Title 42’s expiration will reshape immigration policy at the U.S.-Mexico border

The termination of an emergency immigration restriction known as Title 42 will mark a major policy shift in how the U.S. processes migrants who reach the southern border, including those hoping to ask for asylum.For over three…

Border Patrol union president says agents feel ‘completely defeated’ ahead of Title…

The head of the Border Patrol union is warning that agents, already overwhelmed by the ongoing crisis at the southern border, are feeling "completely defeated" ahead of the ending of Title 42 this week — amid widespread fears of an even…