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US - Mexico: border chaos, coyotes peddle the idea that crossing is "easy"

US - Mexico: border chaos, coyotes peddle the idea that crossing is "easy"

Besides Spain and Canada now, Biden is asking other countries to receive these migrants. At the same time, Mexico has turned into the migrant backyard of the United States.

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Paolo Manzo
May 11, 2023
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What happens when Title 42 ends and how Title 8 replaces it

Title 42 ends at 11:59 p.m. today, May 11, US Eastern Time, after more than three years of operation and allowing the deportation of millions of migrants under the guise of the Covid-19 pandemic. US authorities have warned that Title 8 will continue to operate. Still, the misinformation that coyotes sow, which puts migrants at high risk and overflows the country's migration management system, is prevailing. With colorful videos, coyotes offer their services on popular platforms, such as TikTok. They offer to cross families and children in a "safe" way. Unfortunately, the reality is very different and much crueler. And with the end of the 42nd title, it will be even more so.

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