hello. iam i am helena iam 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 adminisrtation to slow the spread of covid 19 across the us mexico border. in doing this, us authorities were allowed to turn away asylum seekers, and 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. well, us officials said on friday they quote 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 governme
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
we want all ukrainian cities and villages to be liberated. we understand it will not be an easy task and ukraine as a state has already paid a very heavy price in this war. but we want to regain all our borders, all our lands, and our towns. and after all the military tribunals have been held in mariupol, we are sure to host even a eurovision. mayor boychenko, thank you very much for talking to us on newsnight. thank you. thank you so much. that s all from us tonight. i m back on monday. enjoy your weekend. goodnight. in 2020 at the height of the coronavirus pandemic? the centers for disease control and prevention issued an emergency public health order restricting immigration at us land borders. title 42 enabled authorities to swiftly expo migrants trying to swiftly expel migrants trying to cross into the country illegally and to block access to asylum in most cases. the policy has been used at least 2.5 million times. donald trump welcomed it as a tool to control immigratio