hello, i m helena humphrey, good to have you with us. we start at the border of the united states and mexico, and concerns there will be a surge of migrants following the expiration of title a2. that s the measure put in place three years ago, it was invoked during the trump administration to slow the spread of covid 19 across the us mexico border. in doing this, us authorities were allowed to turn away asylum seekers. while title 42 was in place, around 2.8 million people were expelled, according to us customs and border protection. but with the end of the us s health emergency, title 42 has now also officially expired. a potential surge of migrants to the us mexico border could strain local communities and the humanitarian challenge. us officials said on friday they did not see a substantial increase in migrant crossings. but many have pointed out that this is only the start of a new reality at the border, not the end. mexico s government is trying to deter migrants from
that, but people here are bracing themselves because they don t know what s going to happen in the days to come. will, so if you the us side. mexico s foreign minister has also said his country will only accept a maximum of 1,000 deportees a day from the us. how is that being received? i think it was to be expected, in a i think it was to be expected, in a wax i think it was to be expected, in a wax i i think it was to be expected, in a way. i don t think the mexican in a way. i don t think the mexican government wanted to be seen as mexican government wanted to be seen as passive partners in all of this seen as passive partners in all of this he seen as passive partners in all of this. he pointed out they had of this. he pointed out they had only of this. he pointed out they had only taken a maximum of 16,000 had only taken a maximum of 16,000 a had only taken a maximum of 16,000 a month at the height of title 42~ 16,000 a month at the height of title 42. saying,