Mexico–United States border

In May 2023, the United States officially ended the use of Title 42, a public health measure enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic to rapidly expel migrants at the border. With the expiration of Title 42, authorities resumed removals under Title 8, which includes formal deportation proceedings and multi-year reentry bans for repeat offenders.<ref>https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/04/27/qa-us-title-42-policy-expel-migrants-border</ref>

In May 2023, the United States officially ended the use of Title 42, a public health measure enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic to rapidly expel migrants at the border. With the expiration of Title 42, authorities resumed removals under Title 8, which includes formal deportation proceedings and multi-year reentry bans for repeat offenders.<ref>https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/04/27/qa-us-title-42-policy-expel-migrants-border</ref>

In February 2025, migrant arrests at the '''Mexico-United States border''' were projected to reach a record low, with [[United States Border Patrol|U.S. Border Patrol]] expecting around 8,500 apprehensions, according to the [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]]. This decline followed [[Donald Trump|President Donald Trump]]’s return to office on January 20, when he implemented strict immigration policies, including an asylum ban and increased military presence at the border. The [[American Civil Liberties Union]] challenged the ban in court. The previous record low was in April 2017, early in Trump’s first term. Arrests had previously dipped at the start of his 2017-2021 presidency before rising again in later years.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Hesson |first1=Ted |last2=Cooke |first2=Kristina |date=28 February 2025 |editor-last=Maler |editor-first=Sandra |title=Migrant arrests at US-Mexico border near record low in February |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/migrant-arrests-us-mexico-border-approach-record-low-february-2025-02-27/ |access-date=4 March 2025 |website=Reuters}}</ref>

In February 2025, migrant arrests at the '''Mexico-United States border''' were projected to reach a record low, with [[United States Border Patrol|U.S. Border Patrol]] expecting around 8,500 apprehensions, according to the [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]]. This decline followed [[Donald Trump|President Donald Trump]]’s return to office on January 20, when he implemented strict immigration policies, including an asylum ban and increased military presence at the border. The [[American Civil Liberties Union]] challenged the ban in court. The previous record low was in April 2017, early in Trump’s first term. Arrests had previously dipped at the start of his 2017–2021 presidency before rising again in later years.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Hesson |first1=Ted |last2=Cooke |first2=Kristina |date=28 February 2025 |editor-last=Maler |editor-first=Sandra |title=Migrant arrests at US-Mexico border near record low in February |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/migrant-arrests-us-mexico-border-approach-record-low-february-2025-02-27/ |access-date=4 March 2025 |website=Reuters}}</ref>

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