Tensions rise at the southern border
Migrants streamed across the U.S.-Mexico border today and more gathered in makeshift camps, waiting for the end to America’s pandemic-era restrictions. Border agents, soldiers and local officials worked to maintain order as migrants lined up at international bridges and huddled on the sidewalks of American border towns.
The pressure at the border was prompted by the imminent lifting of a Covid-era policy, known as Title 42, which for three years has allowed the government to swiftly expel millions of people seeking asylum on public health grounds. U.S. officials expect the lifting of the policy at midnight tonight to cause a surge in border crossings from Mexico. Follow our live coverage.
In some places along the border in Arizona and Texas, hundreds of people from a range of countries, including Peru, Brazil, Ghana and Thailand, waited in lines to…
