Border Towns Prepare for End of COVID Migrant Restrictions | PBS NewsHour

Cities on the southern border are preparing for the lifting of Title 42, a pandemic-era border policy that allowed officials to turn away millions of migrants over the last three years. El Paso has declared a state of emergency ahead of that rule change. Shelters are full, leading many to sleep in makeshift encampments on the streets. Amna Nawaz discussed the latest with Mayor Oscar Leeser.

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