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Texas Published May 9, 2023 7:43pm EDT

Texas rep says Guatemalan president

told him 80,000 migrants headed to
border with Title 42 set to expire
Title 42's scheduled ending Thursday has resulted in droves of migrants swarming to the southern border

By Bill Melugin , Greg Wehner Fox News

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Jonathan Fahey provides analysis of the Biden administration's handling of the border crisis as Title 42 is set to end.

U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas says he learned from the president of Guatemala,
,

Alejandro Giammattei, that more than 80,000 migrants, primarily from Venezuela, are
moving toward the U.S.-Mexico border, ahead of Thursday's expiration of Title 42.

President Giammattei also said he tried to call the White House on the matter, but nobody
would take his calls.

The news of the exodus comes as several migrants continue to surge along the border
ahead of the end of Title 42 on May 11.

CBP, ICE TO LAUNCH ENFORCEMENT OPERATION IN EL PASO AS MIGRANT NUMBERS

SURGE AHEAD OF TITLE 42'S END

Title 42 is a public health order that has been in place since 2020 to expel hundreds of
thousands of migrants quickly because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Once the order ends, droves of migrants are expected to arrive at the border, believing they
have a better chance of being admitted into the U.S., although the Biden administration
has said that is not true.

An illegal border crossing in Brownsville, Texas. Officials are bracing for a surge in crossings after the expiration of Title
42. (Fox News)

The president and his team have warned that penalties will be stiffened for those who
enter the country illegally, and they are encouraged to use expanded legal pathways
instead.

FOX NEWS FOOTAGE CAPTURES HUNDREDS OF MIGRANTS CROSSING INTO TEXAS AS

TITLE 42’S END APPROACHES

But it has not stopped migrants from trying to sneak into the U.S. for freedom illegally.

On Monday, the Biden administration announced it was launching a "targeted enforcement

operation" in El Paso, Texas, to process and possibly deport illegal immigrants.

BIDEN ADMIN WARNS MIGRANTS ENTERING ILLEGALLY ‘WILL RESULT IN REMOVAL’

AMID FEARS OF POST-TITLE 42 SURGE

The operation was to be executed by agents and officers from Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in one of the border’s
hotspots for migrant crossings.

On Tuesday morning, illegal immigrants who were camped on the sidewalks in downtown
El Paso told Fox News they were woken up by authorities and handed pamphlets urging
them to turn themselves in to CBP.

One man told Fox News the person who handed him a pamphlet had a badge and a gun.
That was not enough to scare the man, though. In fact, he told Fox News, "I’m not gonna
turn myself in."

Migrants are also lined up along the border in Brownsville, Texas, nearly 800 miles south
of El Paso.

TILLIS, SINEMA TO INTRODUCE BILL TO ALLOW MIGRANT EXPULSIONS TO CONTINUE

AFTER TITLE 42 ENDS

In one video, a group of several hundred migrants are seen illegally crossing the border,
with more coming.

Last week, the Biden administration announced the deployment of 1,500 troops to the
border. It also announced the establishment of migrant processing centers across Latin
America and a deal for Mexico to take back non-Mexican illegal immigrants.

The Department of Homeland Security announces the distribution of $332 million in

funding to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and local governments to help
migrants who are released from custody.

Along with these additions, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas continues to say the border
is not open, stressing that migrants can face consequences such as re-entry bans and
criminal prosecution if they enter the U.S. illegally after Thursday.

Adam Shaw of Fox News contributed to this report.

Melugin currently serves as a national correspondent for FOX News Channel based out of the Los
Bill
Angeles bureau.

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