Migrants surge at US border ahead of pandemic-era restrictions end

Migrants wait ahead of the lifting of pandemic-era border Title 42 restrictions that have made claiming asylum at the border all but impossible.

Inherited by President Joe Biden, the measure previously exempted asylum seekers from countries such as Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba.

While the exemptions have already been rolled back, those nationalities still benefit from special asylum programs, such as through the CBP One mobile app.