The United States will open immigration processing centres in Colombia and Guatemala and expedite the deportations of those seeking to irregularly enter the country, as officials prepare for an increase in border crossings following the expiration of a controversial COVID-era rule.Speaking on Thursday, US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the planned measures, which they said were aimed at discouraging people from travelling to the US border after the expected expiration of Title 42 on May 11.The controversial COVID-19 health policy, implemented in March 2020, had allowed US authorities to expel people who crossed the border irregularly without offering them the opportunity to seek asylum. Human-rights monitors have charged that the measure violated international law.
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