Under Title 42, to be eligible for asylum in the United States, you must have applied for asylum in that other country first and been denied there. The new rules will make it harder to get into the U.S. if you come to the border seeking asylum. Miriam Kramer: What's going to happen to all these people who have done what the government doesn't want them to do? She says they would be arrested, processed, and quickly deported.
For the past three years, the United States has relied on Title 42, a pandemic restriction that has allowed the swift expulsion of many migrants at the southern border. But by the end of the week, that rule will expire.
Miriam Jordan, who covers immigration for The Times, explains what that will mean on both sides of the border.
Guest: Miriam Jordan, a national correspondent covering immigration for The New York Times.
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