A tougher law against illegal immigrants at the US-Mexico border is expected to end. National newspaper

Fifteen hundred American soldiers are on their way to the Mexican border in the state of Texas. Anticipation of an end to tougher laws against illegal immigrants is fueling movement in the area.

In front of the troops, Republican state governor Greg Abbott said: “They intercept and deport immigrants who try to enter illegally.”

The US Department of Defense will also send 1,500 troops to the southern border for three months.

The mobilization comes as Title 42 expires on Thursday (11). The provision, which takes effect today, allows the US to immediately deport immigrants who enter illegally and from countries that pose a health risk. .

The rule was implemented by then-President Donald Trump at the start of the pandemic in 2020. It is no longer valid as it is linked to the Covid public health emergency in the US, which ends on Thursday (11).

Critics say the move used the pandemic as an excuse to deport migrants.

Now, with the expectation that they will be able to seek asylum again in the United States, immigrants are flocking to Mexican cities in large numbers. Families with young children wait for a chance on the streets and in shelters at the border.

Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said human traffickers were taking advantage of the situation. “Don’t take chances. Be careful not to be tricked by coyotes.”warned.

U.S. officials estimate that more than 12,000 people could try to enter the U.S. illegally each day once the emergency action ends. Almost double the current number of passes.

Three Texas border cities have declared states of emergency: Brownsville, Laredo and El Paso.

President Joe Biden has taken tougher measures, similar to those of the Donald Trump administration, to discourage crossing — including increased deportations. Now the White House is finalizing a regulation to make it more difficult for nearly all asylum seekers to enter.

One of the measures the White House is considering is forcing immigrants to ask for asylum before trying to cross the border.. That’s why Ernesto Castaneda, director of American University’s Immigration Lab, explains that the end of Title 42 is not synonymous with open borders.

“That doesn’t mean it’s easy for Latin Americans to enter the U.S. People can’t apply for asylum on U.S. territory. So, Title 42 continues,” he explains.