away from a major change in this country s immigration policy. it could lead to a large influx of migrants into the united states. at 11:59 pm eastern, just a few minutes from now, the policy known as title expires. it was used during the covid pandemic to quickly expel migrants, even if they requested asylum. tonight there are growing concerns about what could happen once title 42 ends. nbc s tom giannis is on the board border with more. title 42 set to expire. fears of a crush of the border leading to changes, begin small. troops now armed near the rio grande. new fencing going up outside of juarez. and that massive crowd of my migrants by the border wall waiting days to be processed, finally rounded up and put in single file lines. the biden administration trying to calm that but rumors, spreading on social media that the end of title 42 means a free-for-all. i want to be very clear. our borders are not open. people who crossed our border unlawfully and without a legal
migrants crossing the border. and the looming debt ceiling deadline. president biden s meeting with congressional leaders now postponed. why some see this delay as a positive sign. and a lesson from the nyu journalism professor on how the media should handle the twice impeached former president who has no problem constantly lying. as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. we are now less than one hour away from a major change in this country s immigration policy. it could lead to a large influx of migrants into the united states. at 11:59 pm eastern, just a few minutes from now, the policy known as title expires. it was used during the covid pandemic to quickly expel migrants, even if they requested asylum. tonight there are growing concerns about what could happen once title 42 ends. nbc s tom giannis is on the board border with more. title 42 set to expire. fears of a crush of the border leading to changes, begi
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the biden administration trying to calm that but rumors, spreading on social media that the end of title 42 means a free-for-all. i want to be very clear. our borders are not open. people who crossed our border unlawfully and without a legal basis to remain will be promptly processed and removed. on facebook and tiktok, hashtags in spanish discussing title 42, fueling the confusion. the new york times reporting one video seen more than 96 million times, falsely claims may 11th, you cannot be deported. title 42 comes to an end. what did you hear on social media about the end of title 42 and what would happen on may 11th? this boy from nicaragua said that he saw on facebook misleading information about the change in policy that migrants would no longer be deported. those rumors helping fuel the massive surge in illegal border crossings. dhs officials say a record high, more than 11,000 migrants, were stopped by border patrol on wednesday. republicans tonight blaming white house p
nbc s tom giannis is on the board border with more. title 42 set to expire. fears of a crush of the border leading to changes, begin small. troops now armed near the rio grande. new fencing going up outside of juarez. and that massive crowd of my migrants by the border wall waiting days to be processed, finally rounded up and put in single file lines. the biden ministration trying to calm that but rumors, spreading on social media that the end of title 42 means a free-for-all. i want to be very clear. our borders are not open. people who crossed our border unlawfully and without a legal basis to remain will be promptly processed and removed. on facebook and tiktok, hashtags in spanish discussing title 42, fueling the confusion. the new york times reporting one video seen more than 96 million times, falsely claims