Title 42 is About to Expire. Here's a First-Hand Account of the Crisis Along the Texas-Mexico Border

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : Just last week he announced the creation of the Texas Tactical Border Force to further bolster Operation Lone Star, his efforts to enhance border security.
57% :Embattled Secretary of The Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Myorkas has become a constant on the Sunday morning news circuit proclaiming the southern border is secure and the administration is prepared for Title 42 to end, increasing resources on the border in preparation for an anticipated increase in crossings.
57% : In recent weeks, a swell of tens of thousands of migrants has been journeying to the southern border in hopes of "squeaking by" before Title 42 is lifted.
49% : What NBC 5 viewers at home have watched unfold on local and national news across the southern border is the culmination of a long-broken immigration system.
49% : Many Haitians have made their way through South America, Central America and Mexico hoping to reach U.S. soil and claim asylum.
48% : Vice President Kamala Harris, appointed to seek solutions to illegal immigration, famously traveled to Central America to tell migrants: "Don't come.
48% : Migrants who have surrendered to Border Patrol were processed and released to migrant aid organizations known as NGOs (non-governmental organizations) or onto the streets of border towns.
48% : The recent influx has overwhelmed detention centers along the border leading CBP officials to release migrants with a promise to appear in court to determine if they are potential candidates for asylum.
43% : An immigration policy that would punish repeat crossers, banning them from seeking asylum in the U.S. for five years is among ideas reportedly being considered by the White House.
43% : One effort to cut down on illegal crossings is for migrants to use an application on their mobile phones to apply for asylum, though many people have reported glitches with the system.
42% : ICE agents were deployed to search for undocumented migrants sleeping on the streets of El Paso, warning them to report to border patrol if they have not been processed or risk deportation.
41% : Legal experts and officials in law enforcement contend a large number of migrants claiming asylum do not actually qualify for the program, as the threshold is high.
41% : The Biden Administration has announced plans to set up a streamlined system for migrants to apply for asylum in their own countries to dissuade them from making the dangerous trek to the southern border.
39% : Republican lawmakers and law enforcement agencies have fought to keep the policy in place to help keep the border from being overrun by an influx of immigrants from across the world hoping to enter the United States.
39% : Another plan being considered is rejecting asylum claims if an immigrant did not first seek asylum in a country along their journey to the U.S.Homeland Security announced targeted enforcement in El Paso on Monday, quickly drawing criticism from the union representing border patrol agents for announcing the operation ahead of time.
36% : Title 42 was implemented during the Trump administration to quickly expel hundreds of thousands of migrants arriving at the southern border in order to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
33% : Critics contend the Trump administration, and now the Biden Administration, have exploited Title 42 to keep migrants from seeking asylum, using the public health policy as an excuse to withhold due process.

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