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As Title 42 ends, here's why and where migrants are coming to Texas from

Title 42, the pandemic-era federal border policy that gave officials the power to forego the asylum process and immediately expel migrants, is expiring today and thousands of asylum seekers are at the border waiting for a chance to legally gain entry.

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