Border crossings reportedly decrease after Title 42 rules scrapped

US homeland security secretary defended strict new immigration measures as volunteers pitched in to help migrants stuck at border

Crossings at the US border with Mexico have dropped 50% after Title 42 restrictions ended at the end of Thursday and the Biden White House implemented an arguably tougher immigration policy, US homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Joe Biden on Sunday told White House pool reporters that the border situation immediately after Title 42's elimination was much better than you all expected". The president said he did not plan to visit the border in the near term" because to do so at this stage would just be disruptive".