Biden Says Border Will Be ‘Chaotic for a While’ as COVID Restrictions Lift

A Texas National Guard soldier directs migrants during a dust storm at a makeshift camp located between the Rio Grande and the U.S.–Mexico border fence in El Paso, Texas, on May 10, 2023. John Moore/Getty Images

President Joe Biden predicted on Tuesday that the U.S.-Mexico border will be “chaotic for a while” as pandemic-related restrictions end and his new border policies come into effect.

The Trump-era Title 42 border policy will be lifted on Thursday as a set of new policies are set in place to clamp down on illegal border crossings.