Title 8 enters into force on the southern border, thousands try to enter the US

A new era at the border began with the entry into force of Title 8. Hundreds of migrants began being processed in El Paso, Texas, hours after Title 42 expired. And the rules are stricter.

“Title 8 processing carries a consequence for people who arrive without a legal basis to be here, specifically a re-entry bar that can exceed 5 years if ordered removed,” explained Emily Mendrala, Immigration Counselor for the United States presidency.

More than 25,000 migrants are in the custody of the authorities, according to the head of the Border Patrol.

Hundreds of migrants were transferred in buses during this day on Friday by the Border Patrol, processed under title 8 of the United States immigration law.

But three lawsuits, one from a federal judge in Florida blocking the parole of migrants without summons to appear in court, another from the state of Texas, and one from the Civil Liberties Union against asylum restrictions pose a challenge. challenge for new processes.

“This is a damaging ruling, and the Department of Justice is considering what our options are,” commented Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security.

According to the Biden administration’s asylum rule, asylum seekers who cross irregularly and have not requested asylum in another country will be deported expeditiously and a large part of the nationals of Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Haiti will be placed in proceedings. expedited deportation.

“The United States is fulfilling its part because they offered, as you will remember, 360,000 permits to those who do carry out their documented procedure through this app. They have been complying with more than 100,000. Another 100,000 are open for Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador”, said Marcelo Ebrard, Mexico’s Secretary of Foreign Relations.

Despite the tension caused by the end of title 42, the Department of Homeland Security said it has not seen a disproportionate increase in the flow of migrants at the border, although it estimates that more than 60,000 people try to cross from different sectors. .