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US Homeland Security secretary to visit border ahead of Title 42 lifting
2023.05.03 12:33
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas leaves the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, U.S., April 25, 2023. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will travel to the Texas border with Mexico this week ahead of the lifting of Title 42, the department said in a statement on Wednesday.
The trip comes as the COVID-19 health policy known as Title 42 is set to end on May 11 and the U.S. prepares for a possible subsequent spike in illegal border crossings.