Estimated 60,000 migrants waiting near U.S.-Mexico border after Title 42 ends

"He also said the government is hoping to deter illegal crossings by deporting or returning migrants who don't qualify for asylum and prosecuting repeat border crossers."

"The ACLU and other groups challenged the new rule in federal court late Thursday, but the Department of Homeland Security defended it, saying in a statement that it "seeks to incentivize migrants to use lawful pathways instead of taking the dangerous journey to unlawfully cross the southern border."

"ICE noted that with the expiration of the public health emergency, it was ending COVID-19 testing and quarantine requirements for all detainees."

"In fact, the Biden administration has made it harder for migrants to qualify for asylum after Title 42."

"Meanwhile, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) also announced late Thursday night that it was adding "several thousand" beds in its detention centers in response to the expiration of the COVID-19 public health emergency."

""These changes will increase the number of accessible beds in ICE's detention network and allow ICE to process detained noncitizens for intake more quickly," the agency wrote."

"Under a rule implemented Friday, migrants who cross the southern border without permission will be ineligible for asylum if they did not ask for protection in another country, like Mexico, on their way to the U.S."

"Under a rule implemented Friday, migrants who cross the southern border without permission will be ineligible for asylum if they did not ask for protection in another country, like Mexico, on their way to the U.S."

"President Biden also said the situation would be "chaotic," at least for "a while.""

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"In fact, the Biden administration has made it harder for migrants to qualify for asylum after Title 42."

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"nnThe Biden administration is pairing the stricter asylum rules with increased opportunities for migrants to enter the country legally, including through an app for asylum seekers in Mexico and a program for Cubans, Nicaraguans, Haitians and Venezuelans with American sponsors."

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"Nevertheless, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said the policy changes will usher in a "difficult" period for his department."

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"Biden administration officials have said the policies will eventually reduce the historically high levels of border arrivals."

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"An estimated 60,000 migrants were waiting near the U.S.-Mexico border as the Biden administration ended the Title 42 pandemic-era rule that has allowed authorities to expel those entering the country unlawfully, a top U.S. official told CBS News on Thursday."

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