Large numbers of migrants are crossing the United States border just hours before pandemic-related asylum restrictions are set to end. There are fears among migrants that new policies will make it far more difficult to enter the country.
就在与大流行有关的庇护限制即将结束的几个小时前，大量移民正在穿越美国边境。移民们担心，新政策的实施将使他们更难进入这个国家。
In the early days of the pandemic, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a public health order to stop the spread of COVID-19. The restrictions under the order are widely known as Title 42. It permitted U.S. officials to quickly expel migrants at the border. But it carried no legal threat, leading to repeat border crossing attempts.
疫情初期，美国疾病控制与预防中心发布了一项公共卫生命令，以阻止COVID-19的传播。该命令下的限制被广泛称为第42条。它允许美国官员在边境迅速驱逐移民。但它没有法律威胁，导致了更多的越境尝试。
The Biden administration has been releasing measures to replace Title 42 restrictions. They include opening processing centers outside the U.S. and screening migrants at the border. After Thursday, migrants face being banned from entering the U.S. for five years and possible criminal prosecution.
拜登政府一直在发布取代第42条限制的措施。其中包括在美国境外开设处理中心，并在边境对移民进行筛查。本周四之后，移民将面临五年内禁止进入美国的禁令，并可能面临刑事起诉。
Rush to the border
涌向边境
The U.S. Border Patrol stopped about 10,000 migrants on Tuesday, one of its busiest days ever, one official told The Associated Press. That is almost twice the daily average of about 5,200 in March.
据美联社报道，美国边境巡逻队周二阻止了约1万名移民，这是其历史上最繁忙的一天之一。几乎是3月份日均5200人的两倍。
And more than 27,000 people had been detained by Customs and Border Protection, the official said, well above capacity. In March, 8,600 were detained.
此外，海关和边境保护局(Customs And Border Protection)拘留了超过2.7万人，远远超出了容量范围。今年3月，有8600人被拘留。
In a move to clear out crowded holding centers, U.S. Border Patrol agents were told Wednesday to begin releasing some migrants. The agents instructed them to appear at an immigration office in the United States within 60 days, a U.S. official said.
为了清理拥挤的拘留中心，美国边境巡逻队被告知从周三开始释放一些移民。一名美国官员说，巡逻队指示被释放人员在60天内到美国移民局报到。
At the same time, the U.S. has introduced new legal pathways into the country. Up to 30,000 people a month from Haiti, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela can enter if they apply online with a financial supporter and enter through an airport. Up to 1,000 can enter daily through land crossings with Mexico if they set up a meeting with government officials.
与此同时，美国已经引入了新的合法进入该国的途径。每月有多达3万名来自海地、古巴、尼加拉瓜和委内瑞拉的人，可以出具财务证明在网上申请，并通过机场入境。如果通过与政府官员会面来安排，每天最多有1000人可以通过与墨西哥的陆路口岸入境。
At the border
在边境
William Contreras of Venezuela told the AP that he heard many migrants were released in the United States.
委内瑞拉的威廉·孔特雷拉斯告诉美联社，他听说许多移民在美国被释放。
What we understand is that they won't be letting anyone else in, said Contreras' friend, Pablo. The man declined to give his last name because he planned to cross the border illegally. "That's the reason for our urgency to cross through the border today," he said.
孔特雷拉斯的朋友巴勃罗说:“我们所理解的是，他们不会再让人进来。”这名男子拒绝透露自己的姓氏，因为他计划非法越境。“这就是我们今天迫切需要越境的原因。”他说。
In San Diego, California, more than 100 migrants, many of them Colombian families, slept between two border walls. They were watched over by Border Patrol agents who had nowhere to take them for processing.
在加州圣地亚哥，100多名移民，其中许多是哥伦比亚家庭，睡在两堵边境墙之间。他们由边境巡逻人员监视，因为没有地方让他们接受处理。
Albino Leon, 51, was traveling with his wife and daughter. News that Title 42 was ending led the family to want to make the trip now.
51岁的阿尔比诺·莱昂(Albino Leon)和他的妻子和女儿一起越境。他们听到第42条规定要结束的消息后决定立即动身。
With the changes they are making to the laws, it's now or never, said Leon. He flew to Mexico from Colombia and got past the first border wall to reach U.S. land.
莱昂说:“随着他们对法律的修改，要么现在就去，要么永远也去不了。”他从哥伦比亚飞往墨西哥，越过了第一堵边境墙，到达了美国本土。
About 400 migrants gathered under strong winds along the Rio Grande River near El Paso, Texas. Major Sean Storrud of the Texas National Guard said his troops have explained to migrants the results of crossing illegally.
大约400名移民顶着强风聚集在德克萨斯州埃尔帕索附近的里奥格兰德河沿岸。德克萨斯国民警卫队少校肖恩·斯托鲁德表示，他的部队已经向移民解释了非法越境的后果。
The migrants don't really know what's going to happen, Storrud said.
“这些移民并不知道接下来会发生什么。”斯托鲁德说。
I'm Dan Novak.
丹·诺瓦克报道。
Large numbers of migrants are crossing the United States border just hours before pandemic-related asylum restrictions are set to end. There are fears among migrants that new policies will make it far more difficult to enter the country.
In the early days of the pandemic, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a public health order to stop the spread of COVID-19. The restrictions under the order are widely known as Title 42. It permitted U.S. officials to quickly expel migrants at the border. But it carried no legal threat, leading to repeat border crossing attempts.
The Biden administration has been releasing measures to replace Title 42 restrictions. They include opening processing centers outside the U.S. and screening migrants at the border. After Thursday, migrants face being banned from entering the U.S. for five years and possible criminal prosecution.
Rush to the border
The U.S. Border Patrol stopped about 10,000 migrants on Tuesday, one of its busiest days ever, one official told The Associated Press. That is almost twice the daily average of about 5,200 in March.
And more than 27,000 people had been detained by Customs and Border Protection, the official said, well above capacity. In March, 8,600 were detained.
In a move to clear out crowded holding centers, U.S. Border Patrol agents were told Wednesday to begin releasing some migrants. The agents instructed them to appear at an immigration office in the United States within 60 days, a U.S. official said.
At the same time, the U.S. has introduced new legal pathways into the country. Up to 30,000 people a month from Haiti, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela can enter if they apply online with a financial supporter and enter through an airport. Up to 1,000 can enter daily through land crossings with Mexico if they set up a meeting with government officials.
At the border
William Contreras of Venezuela told the AP that he heard many migrants were released in the United States.
"What we understand is that they won't be letting anyone else in," said Contreras' friend, Pablo. The man declined to give his last name because he planned to cross the border illegally. "That's the reason for our urgency to cross through the border today," he said.
In San Diego, California, more than 100 migrants, many of them Colombian families, slept between two border walls. They were watched over by Border Patrol agents who had nowhere to take them for processing.
Albino Leon, 51, was traveling with his wife and daughter. News that Title 42 was ending led the family to want to make the trip now.
"With the changes they are making to the laws, it's now or never," said Leon. He flew to Mexico from Colombia and got past the first border wall to reach U.S. land.
About 400 migrants gathered under strong winds along the Rio Grande River near El Paso, Texas. Major Sean Storrud of the Texas National Guard said his troops have explained to migrants the results of crossing illegally.
"The migrants don't really know what's going to happen," Storrud said.
I'm Dan Novak.
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Words in This Story
capacity - n. the ability to hold or contain people or things
apply - v. to ask formally for something, usually in writing
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