Border officials seeing massive migrant numbers, large groups ahead of Title 42’s end

Border Patrol agents along the southern border are already facing massive migrant numbers ahead of the expiration of the Title 42 public health order later this month.

That order, implemented during the Trump administration in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, has allowed the rapid expulsion of migrants at the border, However, it is due to expire on Dec. 21 after a court order ruled that its implementation was unlawful, leading to widespread and bipartisan fears of a surge on top of a surge. Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.

The nearly half-million encountered since October means the numbers are outpacing FY 2022, when there were over 517,000 encounters by the end of December, and FY 21 where there were just over 216,000 in the same period. In FY 2020, there were only 458,058 encounters for the entire fiscal year. He can be reached at adam.shaw2@fox.com or on Twitter.