Migrants in El Paso say rumors encouraged crossing before Title 42 ended

“There was a lot of talk that after the end of Title 42 it was going to be very difficult to come into the United States,” said Rosa, 30, who had traveled from Venezuela.

Rosa, her husband and their three young children had recently arrived at the Rescue Mission shelter, where about 220 migrants were staying as of Thursday night. The family had turned themselves in to immigration authorities to seek asylum about a week earlier.