The end of a pandemic-related federal policy is expected to lead to a surge in immigration. Gov. Greg Abbott said he would send migrants who volunteered to the steps of the U.S. Capitol.
The agency cited “current public health conditions and an increased availability of tools to fight Covid-19” as grounds for returning in late May to prepandemic policies for admitting migrants.
The change is to take effect in late May, according to people familiar with the planning, and should restore the right of migrants to request asylum once they cross the border into the United States.