through what they call it the legal channels. migrants from those four countries currently make a majority of illegal border crossings in november alone they were stopped at the border more than 82, 000, 280 times according to the associated press. the u.s. will now accept 30,000 people from the affected regions per month allowing them to stay in the united states for two years as long as they arrive and they come in through legal channels, have eligible sponsors and pass background checks. which might be a tall order for folks who are fleeing immediate persecution and harm, according to immigration advocates, but if margaret are caught crossing illegally, they will be immediately expelled. the new policy will replace the anticipated lifting of trunks title 42 policy, that is the covid era public health law that critics say it was a pretext for sealing off the border. biden s version of the plan is being rolled out even as the administration has argue that the trump era policy is no lo
it allows border agents to immediately turn away migrants on public health grounds. last month a federal judge sided with immigration advocates who sued over it saying it was outdated since covid treatment has improved but several states appealed to the supreme court including texas and arizona saying ending title 42 would make eight worse crisis that the federal government has no plan to deal with. the vote means 19 states will have their had a people heard in february while the biden administration is in charge of keeping the policy in place enforcing it. that doesn t seem a priority for the president. here he is tuesday. the boarder is not going to decide apparently. that was him leaving for
down a little bit. i think that it is unclear i this is the most effective way to - they are anxious to see if tha will bring numbers down more to that effect, you kno that president is still asking the supreme court to deny th gop s request to keep title 42 what do you think the future i for the trump era policy it s really interesting the biden administration i making two arguments at once it is not arguing that the policy was always illegal. it basically invalidates refugee laws by denying people a chance to ask for asylum the biden administration i saying, no, it was justified a the beginning of the pandemic. it is just not justified anymore on public health grounds. that is we will see if the supreme court buys it. that s biden. what about congress?
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a trump era policy that allows authorities to turn away migrants on public health grounds. all this while it s reported of a record high in backlog cases. wait times for a hearing is four years. straight now to ed lavandera in el paso, texas. reporter: the number of people sleeping on the street. people have been released from different points. this is what they ve been dealing with.