Migrant Crossings At Southern Border Increase As Title 42 Policy Expires

EL PASO, TEXAS - MAY 11: A Texas National Guard soldier stands vigil at a makeshift migrant camp near the U.S.-Mexico border fence on May 11, 2023 in El Paso, Texas. A surge of immigrants is expected with today's end of the U.S. government's Covid-era Title 42 policy, which for the past three years has allowed for the quick expulsion of irregular migrants entering the country. About 25,000 immigrants are currently in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection with the sunset of the policy tonight. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)