# Migration and Borders: Expanding Lawful Pathways + Enhanced Enforcement

#                   Migration and Borders:                  

### **Expanding Lawful Pathways +Enhanced Enforcement**

 

When the CDC's Title 42 public health Order lifted at 11:59 p.m. ET on May 11, the United States returned to fully enforcing Title 8 immigration authorities to expeditiously process and remove individuals who arrive at the U.S. border unlawfully and do not have a legal basis to stay.  

These decades-old authorities carry steep consequences for unlawful entry or irregular entry, including at least a five-year bar on admission and potential criminal prosecution for repeat violators. Individuals who cross into the United States at the Southwest Border without authorization or having used a lawful pathway, and without having scheduled a time to arrive at a port of entry, would be presumed ineligible for asylum under a new proposed regulation, absent an applicable exception.

Enforcement of immigration laws under Title 8 is expected to reduce the number of repeat border crossings over time, which increased significantly under the Title 42 public health Order, since it did not allow for legal consequences.

Smugglers will continue to spread lies to lure migrants into irregular migration, placing a strain on our immigration system, our communities, and our dedicated workforce. In contrast, the following official U.S. government resources provide accurate information on how our immigration system works, and how we are expanding lawful pathways, coupled with enhanced enforcement, to reduce irregular migration and ensure safe, orderly, and humane management of our borders and our immigration system.

## The U.S. Immigration System: Explained

View Original "The U.S. Immigration System: Explained" video
                  - Explicación del sistema migratorio de los EE.UU  (En espaňol)
                  - Eksplikasyon sou sistèm Imigrasyon Ameriken An  (Lu an Kreyòl)

## Title 42 Public Health Order vs. Title 8 Enforcement Consequences

View Original

                  - La Órden de salud pública bajo el Título 42 vs las consecuencias de la ley bajo el Título 8  (En espaňol)
                  - Òdonans Sante Piblik Tit 42 a vs. Konsekans aplikasyon Tit 8 la  (Lu an Kreyòl)

To learn more about how DHS is securing our border, visit "Border Security."

 

## CBP One App

This Administration has expanded lawful pathways, including expanding access to the CBP OneTM App to present at a U.S. Port of Entry. When the Title 42 public health Order lifts, migrants located in Central and Northern Mexico will have access to the CBP OneTM mobile application to schedule an appointment to present themselves at a port of entry rather than trying to enter between ports. CBP OneTM will make additional appointments available, and the use of this tool will enable safe and orderly processing at U.S. ports of entry.
                                    - Download the CBP OneTM app

 

## New Family Reunification Parole Processes

DHS is creating new family reunification parole processes for certain nationals of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Colombia. The agency is also modernizing existing family reunification parole processes for certain nationals of Cuba and Haiti. These processes, once finalized, will allow vetted individuals with already approved family-based petitions to be paroled into the United States, on a case-by-case basis. The U.S. Government will deliver timely and efficient authorization to travel for those approved and vetted. Individuals paroled into the U.S. under these processes would be eligible to apply for work authorization.
                                    - Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans  | USCIS.gov
                                    - The Haitian Family Reunification Parole (HFRP) Program  | USCIS.gov
                                    - The Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program  | USCIS.gov

## Press Conferences

                                    - May 11, 2023:  Secretary Mayorkas Remarks at a White House Press Briefing Ahead of the Lifting of the Title 42 Public Health Order  (Video)
                                    - May 10, 2023:  Secretary Mayorkas Remarks at a Media Availability Outlining Planning and Operations Ahead of the Lifting of the Title 42 Public Health Order  (Video)
                                    - May 7, 2023:  Secretary Mayorkas and CBP Leadership Remarks at a Press Conference at Camp Monument in Brownsville, TX  (Video)
                                    - April 28, 2023:  Secretary Mayorkas and Secretary of State Blinken Remarks at a Press Conference, April 27, 2023  (Video)

## Press Releases, Fact Sheets, and Statements

                                    - April 5, 2024:   ICE conducts single adult, family unit, removal flights April 5  | ICE.gov
                                    - March 22, 2024:   ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights March 22  | ICE.gov
                                    - March 22, 2024:  CBP Releases February 2024 Monthly Update  | CBP.gov
                                    - March 22, 2024:  USCIS Reopens Field Office in Tegucigalpa, Honduras  | USCIS.gov
                                    - March 22, 2024:  Secretary Mayorkas Announces Extension and Redesignation of Burma (Myanmar) for Temporary Protected Status
                                    - March 15, 2024:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights March 15  | ICE.gov
                                    - March 8, 2024:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights March 8  | ICE.gov
                                    - March 1, 2024:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights March 1  | ICE.gov
                                    - February 29, 2024:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Feb. 29  | ICE.gov
                                    - February 28, 2024:  ICE Announces New Online System for Filing G-28  | ICE.gov
                                    - February 23, 2024:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Feb. 23  | ICE.gov
                                    - February 16, 2024:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Feb. 16  | ICE.gov
                                    - February 13, 2024:  CBP Releases January 2024 Monthly Update  | CBP.gov
                                    - February 9, 2024:  Completing an Unprecedented 10 Million Immigration Cases in Fiscal Year 2023, USCIS Reduced Its Backlog for the First Time in Over a Decade  | USCIS.gov
                                    - February 9, 2024:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Feb. 9  | ICE.gov
                                    - February 7, 2024:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Feb. 7  | ICE.gov
                                    - February 2, 2024:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Feb. 2  | ICE.gov
                                    - January 30, 2024:  USCIS Issues Final Rule to Adjust Certain Immigration and Naturalization Fees  | USCIS.gov
                                    - January 26, 2024:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Jan. 26  | ICE.gov
                                    - January 26, 2024:  Secretary Mayorkas Announces Extension and Redesignation of Syria for Temporary Protected Status  
                                    - January 26, 2024:  CBP Releases December 2023 Monthly Update  | CBP.gov
                                    - January 24, 2024:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Jan. 24  | ICE.gov
                                    - January 19, 2024:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Jan. 19  | ICE.gov
                                    - January 17, 2024:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Jan. 17  | ICE.gov
                                    - January 12, 2024:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Jan. 12  | ICE.gov
                                    - January 10, 2024:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Jan. 10  | ICE.gov
                                    - January 5, 2024:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Jan. 5  | ICE.gov
                                    - January 3, 2024:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Jan. 3  | ICE.gov
                                    - January 2, 2024:  Statement from CBP on Resumption of Field Operations in Arizona, California, and Texas  | CBP.gov
                                    - December 29, 2023:  Year in Review: ICE Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report  | ICE.gov
                                    - December 29, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Dec. 29  | ICE.gov
                                    - December 27, 2023:  DHS Conducts Removal Flights to Venezuela and Central America
                                    - December 22, 2023:  CBP Releases November 2023 Monthly Update  | CBP.gov
                                    - December 20, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Dec. 20  | ICE.gov
                                    - December 15, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Dec. 15  | ICE.gov
                                    - December 13, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Dec. 13  | ICE.gov
                                    - December 13, 2023:  DHS Conducts Removal Flights to Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela
                                    - December 13, 2023:  DHS Publishes Federal Register Notice Announcing the Extensions of Re-Registration Periods for Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua and Sudan  | USCIS.gov
                                    - December 12, 2023:  USCIS Updates Guidance and Clarifies Policy on Family-Based Conditional Permanent Residence  | USCIS.gov
                                    - December 8, 2023:  DHS Conducts Removal Flights to Venezuela, Central America, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru, and South Korea
                                    - December 8, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights December 4 - 8  | ICE.gov
                                    - December 7, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights to Venezuela, Ecuador, and Central America  | ICE.gov
                                    - December 1, 2023:  ICE conducts single adult, family unit removal flights Dec. 1  | ICE.gov
                                    - December 1, 2023:  DHS Conducts Removal Flights to Central America and Venezuela
                                    - November 30, 2023:  ICE Unveils Online Portal to Streamline Noncitizen Immigration Obligations  | ICE.gov
                                    - November 28, 2023:  DHS Continues Direct Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights  
                                    - November 28, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Nov. 27  | ICE.gov
                                    - November 22, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Nov. 22  | ICE.gov
                                    - November 21, 2023:  DHS Continues to Remove Individuals and Families Without a Basis to Remain in the United States 
                                    - November 16, 2023:  DHS Continues Direct Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights
                                    - November 16, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Nov. 16  | ICE.gov
                                    - November 15, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Nov. 15  | ICE.gov
                                    - November 15, 2023:  USCIS Establishes Family Reunification Parole Process for Ecuador  | USCIS.gov
                                    - November 14, 2023:  CBP Releases October 2023 Monthly Update  | CBP.gov
                                    - November 9, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Nov. 9  | ICE.gov
                                    - November 8, 2023:  USCIS Updates Guidance for Special Immigrant Juvenile Petitions  | USCIS.gov
                                    - November 6, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Nov. 6  | ICE.gov
                                    - November 3, 2023:  DHS to Supplement H-2B Cap with Nearly 65,000 Additional Visas for FY 2024
                                    - November 3, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Nov. 3  | ICE.gov
                                    - November 1, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Nov. 1  | ICE.gov
                                    - October 30, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Oct. 30  | ICE.gov
                                    - October 27, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Oct. 27  | ICE.gov
                                    - October 26, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Oct. 26  | ICE.gov
                                    - October 25, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Oct. 25  | ICE.gov
                                    - October 21, 2023:  CBP Releases September 2023 Monthly Update  | CBP.gov
                                    - October 20, 2023:  FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Supplemental Funding Request
                                    - October 20, 2023:  Statement by Secretary Mayorkas on the President’s Supplemental Budget Request
                                    - October 20, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Oct. 20  | ICE.gov
                                    - October 19, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Oct. 19  | ICE.gov
                                    - October 18, 2023:  DHS Resumes Direct Repatriations of Venezuelan Nationals
                                    - October 18, 2023:  ICE Resumes Direct Repatriations of Venezuelan Nationals  | ICE.gov
                                    - October 18, 2023:  DHS Announces Family Reunification Parole Process for Ecuador
                                    - October 17, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Oct. 17  | ICE.gov
                                    - October 13, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Oct. 13  | ICE.gov
                                    - October 13, 2023:  USCIS Issues New Instructions for Filing Asylum Applications with USCIS After EOIR Dismissal or Termination of Removal Proceedings  | USCIS.gov
                                    - October 12, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Oct. 12  | ICE.gov
                                    - October 12, 2023:  USCIS Launches New Online Change of Address Tool  | USCIS.gov
                                    - October 6, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Oct. 6  | ICE.gov
                                    - October 5, 2023:  United States to Resume Removals of Venezuelans Who Do Not Have a Legal Basis to Remain in the United States to Venezuela
                                    - September 29, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Sept. 29  | ICE.gov
                                    - September 27, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Sept. 27  | ICE.gov
                                    - September 24, 2023:  Readout: U.S. - Mexico meeting on joint actions to further enhance border security  | CBP.gov
                                    - September 22, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Sept. 22  | ICE.gov
                                    - September 22, 2023:  CBP Releases August 2023 Monthly Update  | CBP.gov
                                    - September 20, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Sept. 20  | ICE.gov
                                    - September 18, 2023:  Important Update on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals  | USCIS.gov
                                    - September 14, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Sept. 14  | ICE.gov
                                    - September 13, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Sept. 13  | ICE.gov
                                    - September 8, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Sept. 8  | ICE.gov
                                    - September 7, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Sept. 7  | ICE.gov
                                    - August 31, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Aug. 31  | ICE.gov
                                    - August 30, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Aug. 30  | ICE.gov
                                    - August 24, 2023:  USCIS Updates Policy Guidance for the “Sought to Acquire” Requirement Under the Child Status Protection Act  | USCIS.gov
                                    - August 24, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Aug. 24  | ICE.gov
                                    - August 23, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Aug. 23  | ICE.gov
                                    - August 18, 2023:  CBP Releases July 2023 Monthly Update  | CBP.gov
                                    - August 17, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Aug. 17  | ICE.gov
                                    - August 16, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Aug. 16  | ICE.gov
                                    - August 14, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Aug. 7-11  | ICE.gov
                                    - August 11, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Aug. 9  | ICE.gov
                                    - August 10. 2023:  DHS Modernizes Cuban and Haitian Family Reunification Parole Processes
                                    - August 3, 2023:  Statement Regarding the Family Expedited Removal Management Program  | ICE.gov
                                    - August 2, 2023:  ICE Conducts Single Adult, Family Unit Removal Flights Aug. 2  | ICE.gov
                                    - July 28, 2023:  Invitations to be Issued for Family Reunification Parole Process  | USCIS.gov
                                    - July 28, 2023:  ICE Releases Standards for Temporary/Short Term Housing  | ICE.gov
                                    - July 28, 2023:  DHS Facilitates Recent Family Unit Removal Flights  | ICE.gov
                                    - July 25, 2023:  Statement From Secretary Mayorkas Regarding the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Ruling on the Circumvention of Lawful Pathways Rule
                                    - July 20, 2023:  Plattsburgh Air Unit & Partners Apprehend 124 People in Northern Border Surge Operation  | CBP.gov
                                    - July 18, 2023:  CBP Releases June 2023 Monthly Update  | CBP.gov
                                    - June 30, 2023:  CBP OneTM Appointments Increased to 1,450 Per Day  | CBP.gov
                                    - June 30, 2023:  ICE Conducts Removal Flights June 30  | ICE.gov
                                    - June 23, 2023:  Statement from Secretary Mayorkas Regarding the Supreme Court Decision on Immigration Enforcement
                                    - June 23, 2023:  Secretary Mayorkas Remarks at Ministerial Meeting on the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection
                                    - June 22, 2023:  ICE Conducts Removal Flights June 22  | ICE.gov
                                    - June 20, 2023:  CBP Releases May 2023 Monthly Operational Update  | CBP.gov
                                    - June 16, 2023:  ICE Conducts Removal Flights June 16  | ICE.gov
                                    - June 14, 2023:  ICE Conducts Removal Flights June 14  | ICE.gov
                                    - June 13, 2023:  ICE Conducts Removal Flights June 13  | ICE.gov
                                    - June 13, 2023:  DHS Rescinds Prior Administration’s Termination of Temporary Protected Status Designations for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua
                                    - June 8, 2023:  ICE Conducts Removal Flights June 8  | ICE.gov
                                    - June 7, 2023:  ICE Conducts Removal Flights June 7  | ICE.gov
                                    - June 6, 2023:  Border Encounters Remain Low as Biden-Harris Administration’s Comprehensive Plan to Manage the Border After Title 42 in Effect
                                    - June 6, 2023:  ICE Conducts Removal Flights June 6  | ICE.gov
                                    - June 2, 2023:  ICE Conducts Removal Flights June 2  | ICE.gov
                                    - June 1, 2023:  ICE Conducts Removal Flights June 1  | ICE.gov
                                    - May 31, 2023:  ICE Conducts Removal Flights May 31  | ICE.gov
                                    - May 30, 2023:  ICE Conducts Removal Flights May 30  | ICE.gov
                                    - May 25, 2023:  ICE Conducts Removal Flights May 23-25  | ICE.gov
                                    - May 19, 2023:  ICE Conducts Removal Flights May 19  | ICE.gov
                                    - May 18, 2023:  ICE Conducts Removal Flights May 18  | ICE.gov
                                    - May 17, 2023:  ICE Conducts Removal Flights May 17  | ICE.gov
                                    - May 17, 2023:  CBP Releases April 2023 Monthly Operational Update  | CBP.gov
                                    - May 15, 2023:  ICE Conducts Removal Flights on May 15  | ICE.gov
                                    - May 12, 2023:  ICE Conducts Removal Flights on May 12  | ICE.gov
                                    - May 12, 2023:  Title 42 Termination Does Not Alter Maritime Migration Policies  | USCG.mil
                                    - May 11, 2023:  Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas Regarding Immigration Enforcement Efforts
                                    - May 11, 2023:  ICE Adds Thousands of Accessible Detention Beds  | ICE.gov
                                    - May 11, 2023:  Fact Sheet: Circumvention of Lawful Pathways Final Rule
                                    - May 11, 2023:  ICE Announces Additional Enforcement, Removal Actions  | ICE.gov
                                    - May 10, 2023:  DHS and DOJ Finalize Rule to Incentivize Use of Lawful Immigration Pathways
                                    - May 10, 2023:  DHS Launches Digital Ad Campaign to Counter Smuggler Lies
                                    - May 10, 2023:  Fact Sheet: Additional Sweeping Measures to Humanely Manage Border
                                    - May 10, 2023:  ICE Announces New Process for Placing Family Units in Expedited Removal  | ICE.gov
                                    - May 8, 2023:  DHS to Conduct Enforcement Operation in El Paso, Texas  | CBP.gov
                                    - May 5, 2023:  CBP Makes Changes to CBP OneTM App  | CBP.gov
                                    - May 5, 2023:  Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board Allocates Over $300 Million to Local Communities for Humanitarian Support
                                    - May 3, 2023:  DHS, ICE continue to conduct removal flights weekly  | ICE.gov
                                    - May 1, 2023:  DHS Statement on the Lifting of Title 19 Requirements
                                    - May 1, 2023:  Fact Sheet: Update on DHS Planning for Southwest Border Security Measures as the Title 42 Public Health Order Ends
                                    - April 27, 2023:  DHS Conducts Dozens of Removal Flights Every Week
                                    - April 27, 2023:  Fact Sheet: U.S. Government Announces Sweeping New Actions to Manage Regional Migration
                                    - April 17, 2023:  CBP Releases March 2023 Monthly Operational Update  | CBP.gov
                                    - April 14, 2023:  CBP Announces Solicitation for NII Anomaly Detection Algorithm  | CBP.gov

## Public Service Announcements and Videos

### Public Service Announcement: Deportation Flights to Guatemala

View Original "Public Service Announcement: Deportation Flights to Guatemala / Anuncio de Servicio Público: Vuelos de Deportación a Guatemala" video

### Testimonial: Risks of the Journey

View Original "Testimonial: Risks of the Journey / Testimonio: Riesgos de la migración illegal" video

### Testimonial: Debt

View Original "Testimonial: Debt / Testimonio: Deudas" video

### Videos of Removal/Repatriation Flights

                                    - Videos of Removal/Repatriation Flights

### Videos of DHS Border Security Facilities and Actions

                                    - Videos of DHS Border Security Facilities and Actions

## Additional Information

### Regional Ad Campaign

Regional Ad Campaign: Leyes Endurecieron | CBP.gov

### Other Resources

                                    - Southwest Border Coordination Center and Migration Information Center Resource Guide

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