The Day Title 42 Ended

<p>For weeks, officials have feared that the end of Title 42 would create a crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border that would strain and possibly cripple America’s immigration system.</p><p>Natalie Kitroeff, the New York Times bureau chief for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, reports from the border about what actually happened when the pandemic-era policy expired.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/natalie-kitroeff">Natalie Kitroeff</a>, the New York Times bureau chief for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Economic hardship, climate change, political instability and gang violence will<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/14/us/migrants-condition-title-42-ends.html"> continue to spur emigration</a> from many corners of the world.</li><li>Why are so many migrants<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/05/11/us/title-42-immigration#why-are-so-many-migrants-trying-to-cross-the-border"> trying to cross the border?</a></li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>