When Title 42 was lifted, there wasn't a big rush to the border. That'll be the worst case scenario for the US didn't quite material. A lot of people on both sides of the border think that Biden and his administration were very clear that the new rules being put in place were not going to mean open doors at the border.
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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