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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Justo Robles and Paulina Velasco

Border crossings reportedly decrease after Title 42 rules scrapped

People wait in the no man's land between the US and Mexico, near San Diego, California, on 12 May.
People wait in the no man's land between the US and Mexico, near San Diego, California, on 12 May. Photograph: Étienne Laurent/EPA

Crossings at the US border with Mexico have dropped 50% after Title 42 restrictions ended at the end of Thursday and the Biden White House implemented an arguably tougher immigration policy, the US homeland security secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, said on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Joe Biden on Sunday told White House pool reporters that the border situation immediately after Title 42’s elimination was “much better than you all expected”. The president said he did not plan to visit the border “in the near term” because to do so at this stage “would just be disruptive”.

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