Just a few days before the Title 42 order expires on Thursday, Mayorkas and Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz gave a speech in Brownsville, Texas. In reaction to the COVID-19 epidemic, a public health order was put into place in March 2020, and millions of migrants were swiftly deported back to Mexico as a result. 46% of all contacts in March ended with a Title 42 expulsion.
