Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Title 42 has been used to turn away people seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Title 42 was put in place by the Trump Administration.
Last month, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention decided to terminate the use of Title 42 as a public health order due to the decrease in coronavirus cases and vaccines being widely available.
A federal judge in Louisiana is considering whether the Biden administration can end pandemic-related restrictions on migrants seeking asylum.
The fierce debate is underway over whether Title 42 should continue as an immigration tool to block migrants from claiming asylum.
What did Title 42 accomplish?
The controversial pandemic-era asylum policy remains in legal limbo. What will happen if and when Title 42 is eliminated? KFOX14 spoke with with El Paso Border Patrol Chief Gloria Chavez about preparedness and to critics of the policy.
Title 42 vs. Remain in Mexico
Title 42 is not to be confused with the Migrant Protection Protocol program also known as MPP. So what is the difference between Title 42 and Remain in Mexico?
KFOX14 followed Border Patrol agents in the El Paso sector and learned agents believe their role is misunderstood by the public.
What happens if Title 42 is terminated?
Homeland Security predicts up to 18,000 daily encounters with migrants — more than double the current average — when Title 42 ends, according to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
How are Texas cities preparing for the influx of migrants?
El Paso is bracing for potentially undocumented migrants to arrive. The city of El Paso and local non-profits are on standby once the anticipated influx of migrants arrive.
Southwest Land Border Encounters
Migrant encounters are up in the first six months of this year in the El Paso Border Patrol sector, according to the U.S. Border Patrol's mid-year review.
Illegal Journey
A Haitian couple shared their experience entering the U.S. illegally to have her baby boy on U.S. soil at a Las Cruces, New Mexico church.
Technology improvements on the border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is working to keep up with the technology that is needed to manage the influx of migrants at the US-Mexico border. Here are some of the challenges Border Patrol agents were facing when trying to locate migrants.