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Crises across the Western Hemisphere continue to fuel the record migration to the U.S. MEXICO CITY -- The Biden administration is preparing for the end of Title 42 amid growing concerns about a sharp rise in migration that may overwhelm immigration authorities.  The Title 42 order has been used since the Trump administration and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic to immediately expel almost all migrants citing public health concerns -- even if those people attempt to claim asylum, as is allowed under U.S. and international law. President Joe Biden's Republican critics in Congress say his immigration policy has sparked the historic number of apprehensions at the southern border, while the White House says it's Republicans that have failed to work with the administration to reform immigration laws. What's clear is that far from Washington, crises across the Western Hemisphere are fueling the record migration to the U.S. In particular, data from U.S. Customs and Border Prote...

What is the real impact of Title 42 and how could it contribute to record border crossings? Authorities at the southern border have been arresting, detaining and removing migrants at the border more times in the past year than ever before in U.S. history. Much of that work has been done under the Title 42 public Health order, implemented in the early days of COVID-19, which allows for the rapid expulsion of migrants without opportunities to apply for asylum. While Republicans have insisted Title 42 should remain in place as a means of handling the record numbers , mounting evidence indicates the protocols actually contribute to that very issue. MORE: Title 42 on hold after Roberts grants temporary stay in states' appeal to keep restriction Over the past several years, a groundswell of migration has built up throughout Central and South America with many people waiting for the end of pandemic-era restrictions like Title 42. Legal battles between mostly GOP-led states, the federal ...