Migrants Planning to Cross US Border Illegally Use Private Chat Groups to Discuss Title 42, Best Strategies

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico—As the Biden administration prepares to revoke Title 42, the migrant chat rooms on WhatsApp are full of chatter about how it might affect their illegal entry into the United States.
Title 42, the public health order, allows for the quick expulsion of non-essential travelers, including illegal aliens.
“I’d like to know if after Title 42 is lifted, we still need to cross through the Rio Bravo,” a Cuban asks in the WhatsApp chat room. He uses the alternative name for the river that divides Mexico and Texas—Americans call it the Rio Grande.
“Through the river will be fine. Do it at dawn, 5 or 6 a.m., the river is lower and is less dangerous,” says a member with a Venezuelan number.

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