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Hundreds of migrants wait to be processed by US authorities in Eagle Pass, Texas, after crossing the US-Mexico border. The state's Republican governor signed a bill on Monday that would allow state police to arrest and deport migrants who cross illegally into the United States from Mexico. The move by Governor Greg Abbott sets up a potential legal clash with the federal government, which generally sets and enforces immigration laws. IMAGES
Dozens of police cars are deployed in Brownsville Texas, near the entrance of an International bridge that crosses into Mexico, as a line of defence to deter mass migrant arrivals after the Title 42 midnight deadline. IMAGES
Images of migrants and US border security in El Paso, Texas, United States, seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico as Title 42 expires at 11:59 pm Thursday. For more than three years, the health provision has allowed immigration authorities to swiftly send back migrants encountered at the border to their home countries or Mexico for pandemic-related reasons. IMAGES
Migrants wait between two walls on the United States side of the border with Mexico, as pandemic-era controls barring migrants from claiming US asylum expire at midnight Thursday amid fears of chaos at the border, with a tough new policy spelling uncertainty for thousands seeking refuge in America. IMAGES
Migrants entering the US without documents as pandemic-era controls lift Thursday face long-term bans and possible prosecution, a top official warns. "Our borders are not open," Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says, hours before the United States implements a tough new immigration policy. SOUNDBITE
Seen from the Mexican side of the Rio Grande, US soldiers stand guard by the US-Mexico border as they wait for the expiration of Title 42, a set of pandemic-era border restrictions that have prevented virtually all asylum claims. Tens of thousands of people are expected to make their case over the coming weeks, further inflaming America's already heated immigration debate. IMAGES
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