I’m Stef Kight, a politics reporter for Axios covering immigration. I just got back from reporting from the El-Paso-Juarez border.

While there, I spoke to border officials, a young migrant family from Venezuela and staffers for non- profits focused on caring for migrants and asylum seekers in the El Paso area.

I decided to go to the border last week to cover the end of Title 42. For more than 3 years, this policy has cited COVID concerns to allow border officials to quickly turn back migrants who illegally cross the border — blocking them from even applying for asylum.

Government officials have been concerned that the end of the policy would trigger a massive surge in the number of people coming across the border — on top of the already historically high numbers we’ve seen recently.

Daily border crossing reached record highs leading up to the end of the policy. But in the days afterward, the numbers have declined — likely in response to new, restrictive policies put in place by Biden.

I’m ready to answer your questions about Biden border policies, Title 42, the numbers and demographics of migrants and asylum seekers, recent legislation proposed by Congress and other immigration topics.

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