Natalie Portman: The Biden administration may have averted a crisis at the border. She says migrants are in wait and see mode for now, but that can change really quickly. Portman: It's not a sure thing they will be able to deport large numbers of people very quickly or efficiently. "It remains a bad time to cross," she says.
For weeks, officials have feared that the end of Title 42 would create a crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border that would strain and possibly cripple America’s immigration system.
Natalie Kitroeff, the New York Times bureau chief for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, reports from the border about what actually happened when the pandemic-era policy expired.
Guest: Natalie Kitroeff, the New York Times bureau chief for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
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