Mayorkas to visit US-Mexico border ahead of Title 42’s end

WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas plans to visit the U.S.-Mexico border ahead of the expiration of the pandemic-era health policy, Title 42.

Mayorkas is expected to visit Texas' Rio Grande Valley on Thursday and Friday,  “to review CBP and ICE planning and response operations ahead of the lifting of the Title 42 public health Order,” according to his office. He also plans to meet with DHS staff, local officials and law enforcement partners.

Mayorkas' visit comes as the Biden administration braces for a spike in illegal border crossings and a massive influx of migrants.