the final hours of title 42 and the border crisis could get even worse. desperate migrants lining streets. thousands have already crossed the border. tens of thousands ready to try to follow them. end of an era as the covid public health emergency wraps today, more than three years after life drastically changed for all of us. what does it mean for you, your family and your job? we ll dig into the new reality for post-pandemic america. plus, a long-awaited extradition. joran van der sloot, one of the last people to see natalee holloway alive will soon be on u.s. soil as her family is still hoping for answers nearly 18 years after she disappeared. we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. any minute now we will hear from america s top homeland security official on the critical change that will take effect in less than 11 hours. the lapse of title 42. that policy that allowed the u.s. to expel migrants based
lies. donald trump lays out a platform for his re-election run, but can he get voters to focus on 2024 if he s still clinging to his lies about 2020? and the u.s. military going to war with a republican senator whose actions they say is putting u.s. national security at risk. we ll explain that coming up. but we start a little more than ten hours away from the 11:59 p.m. deadline, that s when title 42 expires and with it the ability for dhs to swiftly expel migrants at the border under that covid era health policy. we are keeping a close eye on the white house because any minute now secretary mayorkas will take that podium and outline the administration plans for the road ahead. already, though, hundreds of active duty u.s. troops are monitoring the situation at the border with more expected to come later this month. this policy shift exposing the broken immigration system and the deepened political divisions that continue to block reform on capitol hill. this influx of m
will get the green light to cross into america with border officials ham strung in their ability to deport them. fox flight team capturing stunning images of migrants swimming through dangerous currents in the rio grande to make it across. sandra: lindsey graham and how congress can step in. john: alexis mcadams how new york city is buckling under the influx of migrants. sandra: and bill melugin starts us off live from the southern border where the amazing images, incredible images, bill, continue to come in, including that brand-new video you sent out of someone swimming across to the united states side. sandra, good afternoon to you. images from the fox news drone down here today are remarkable, and we are really starting to notice the state of texas taking a much more proactive approach in trying to stop some of these illegal crossings. we ll get right into it. take a look at the drone footage a short time ago, groups of migrants trying to cross the river illegally
that we have finalized by may 11th. thank you. just have a question for you, mr. secretary and a quick one for chief ortiz. we ve heard from mayors in the rio grande valley and across texas that they re not equipped to handle the number of migrants entering their streets. dhs just allocated $300 million to ngos and border communities. does the federal government have a real in standing up housing and medical care especially when hospitals and ngos and churches are at capacity and migrants are sleeping on the sidewalks and quickly to chief ortiz, can you explain geographically where troops will be located, which sectors are they staying? nicole, we are working very, very closely with city and local officials as i have expressed earlier. we re working with nonprofit organizations. this requires a community response. we are providing funding through our emergency food and shelter program. congress allocated $800 million to this program last year. we only had $150 million. we
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