the us mexico border. officials have said that when title 42 is no longer in effect, tens of thousands of people could try to cross over. let s look at what the policy is. the temporary law title 42 was introduced by donald trump and meant illegal migrants could be removed quickly and it expires overnight tonight. the policy made it easier for the us to send people back to mexico using the coronavirus pandemic as justification. the winding down of covid measures means the policy no longer has any public health justification, prompting officials to announce it would end on may 11th, the same day as the official us public health emergency. and when it ends in a few hours from now, the us will return to a policy where migrants are screened to determine if they are eligible for asylum and quickly deported if they do not qualify. earlier, us homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas had this warning for those who are not eligible to seek asylum. our borders are not open. pe
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