Migrants stuck in Mexico hopeful U.S. will lift COVID-era expulsion policy at border

A makeshift migrant camp set up on a public square housing nearly 2,000 migrants, is pictured near the Reynosa-Hidalgo International Bridge, in Reynosa, Mexico March 31, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril

News the United States is poised to end a pandemic-related border expulsion policy is buoying hopes of thousands of migrants who have waited months in Mexico for a chance to seek asylum in the United States.

U.S. health officials are set to announce plans this week to terminate the order, known as Title 42, in May, Reuters reported on Wednesday.