The Importance of Title 8 in Border Patrol Sectors

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El Paso is under a state of emergency because city officials say they don't have enough resources to handle this. With Title 42 out, the new law of the land is actually the old one, Title 8. It includes criminal penalties for crossing illegally and re-entering the country illegally. All this boils down to the devil being in the details in border patrol sectors that have limited resources.

Title 42, a Covid-era policy that included strict limits on migration into the US from Mexico, has expired. El Paso Times reporter Lauren Villagran explains what that means for both the border communities and the far-flung cities feeling the brunt of border politics.

This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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