Wall Street Journalさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Wall Street JournalInstagram)「The pandemic-era border measure used to quickly expel asylum seekers ended late Thursday with thousands of migrants crossing into the U.S. before midnight in anticipation of harsher immigration rules.⁠ ⁠ There were no immediate reports of a rush of migrants at legal ports of entry or elsewhere, which authorities feared would occur right after the expiration of Title 42. Under the public-health rule, U.S. authorities could send migrants who crossed the border illegally back to Mexico before they could request asylum.⁠ ⁠ This week, hundreds of migrants camped under the border fence in Tijuana and Ciudad Juárez, shivering in the cold at night and risking dehydration under the scorching midday sun. Others crammed into full migrant shelters before crossing the Rio Grande in the dangerous cities of Reynosa and Matamoros, the sites of frequent shootouts between warring drug cartels that control the migrant smuggling business in the Mexican Gulf state of Tamaulipas.⁠ ⁠ Title 42, which was introduced in March 2020 by the Trump administration, encouraged some border crossings as migrants who were expelled under the rule could cross again without legal consequences. But in the eyes of the Border Patrol and many politicians, it helped to deter asylum seekers.⁠ ⁠ Under new rules set up by the Biden administration, migrants crossing illegally are, with few exceptions, barred from requesting asylum. They also face deportation to Mexico or their country of origin, and a five-year ban on re-entry. Anyone caught trying to enter the country again could face criminal charges and prison time. Appointments to make asylum requests must be booked using an online application.⁠ ⁠ As expected, the American Civil Liberties Union, joined by several other immigrant-rights organizations, filed an immediate legal challenge Thursday night against the new rules, saying they illegally restrict asylum access beyond what existing laws intend.⁠ ⁠ Read more at the link in our bio.⁠ ⁠ Photos: Guillermo Arias/AFP/Getty Images; @paulratje for @wsjphotos (2,4); Daniel Becerril/Reuters」5月13日 1時07分