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Reuters
Reuters
Politics

Migrant encounters down 70% since Title 42 was lifted - US official

Migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border have dropped 70% since border restrictions under a COVID-era policy called Title 42 expired last week, Homeland Security official Blas Nunez-Neto said on Friday.

More than 11,000 people have been repatriated this week, he added.

(Reporting by Lizbeth Diaz; Writing by Valentine Hilaire, Editing by Daina Beth Solomon)

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