The US homeland security secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, has warned people gathered at the US-Mexico border against crossing over in a White House press briefing on Thursday. His speech came as the deadline for the Title 42 immigration order was set to expire. Title 42 was a tough immigration regulation ostensibly intended to mitigate the spread of Covid-19. Addressing reporters he said: ‘People who cross our border unlawfully and without a legal basis to remain will be promptly processed and removed.’
His statement came as hundreds of people crowded around US border entry points. Mayorkas added that immigration authorities expect ‘to see large numbers of encounters’ and ‘are already seeing high numbers of encounters in certain sectors’
