Migrant encounters plunge after May 11 end of Title 42

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Migrant encounters spiked during the first 11 days of May, then plummeted after the U.S. formally ended Title 42 public health expulsions, government data show. The U.S. Border Patrol recorded 169,244 encounters between ports of entry along the Southwest border, a decrease of 25% from May 2022 and a drop of 42,157 compared to the 211,401 apprehensions reported in April. More than half of the U.S. Border Patrol’s encounters in May occurr