

Ortiz acknowledged an unprecedented level of migrants turning themselves in and the strain that put on the system, but said there will be no “free-for-all along the border.” US Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz, however, downplayed the migrant surge, telling reporters Wednesday the increase after the lifting of Title 42 happened in the “last five to six days.” What is Title 42, why is it ending and what's happening now at the border?

(AP Photo/Christian Chavez) Christian Chavez/AP The Biden administration has requested 1,500 troops for the U.S.-Mexico border amid an expected migrant surge following the end of pandemic-era restrictions. Migrants camp out next to the border barrier between El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, Wednesday, May 3, 2023.
