Title 42 ends tonight: Live updates from the border

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — As Title 42 is set to expire tonight, the ValleyCentral team is stationed at the border to provide live updates.

Title 42 was put in place in March 2020 by the Trump administration during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The public health order, which expires 10:59 p.m. CT, restricted migrants from claiming asylum at the border.

Gov. Abbott stated the Biden administration estimates 13,000 people will come across the border daily after Title 42 expires.

Thursday

9:53 a.m. (Hidalgo): There are lane closures in Hidalgo, but according to Border Patrol, it is not due to immigration. ValleyCentral reporter Frank McCaffrey describes it as a normal day. The city of Roma is also not reporting any traffic.

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