Title 42 Set to Expire as Thousands of Migrants Approach Southern Border

A Texas National Guard soldier speaks to immigrants at high-traffic illegal border crossing area along Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas, on Dec. 20, 2022. John Moore/Getty Images

Title 42, a Trump-era public health order that gives the government power to automatically expel illegal immigrants, is set to expire on May 11, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

With the expiration of Title 42, all illegal immigrants will be processed under the Title 8 immigration law that is more involved and a longer process.