Title 42: US braced for chaotic scenes at Mexico border as immigration ban expires – live

Officials fear they will struggle to deal with number of people massing at the southern US border after Title 42 ends

As the US government was preparing for Title 42 to end at midnight, people hoping to cross the border into the US had been massing at various crossings. Here are some of the images that came in on the photography wires:

The US has ended Covid-19 border restrictions that blocked many migrants at the border with Mexico, immediately replacing the so-called Title 42 restrictions with sweeping new asylum rules meant to deter illegal crossings.

Starting tonight, people who arrive at the border without using a lawful pathway will be presumed ineligible for asylum. We are ready to humanely process and remove people without a legal basis to remain in the US.