Tonight, a pandemic-era policy that’s helped manage illegal crossings at the US-Mexico border is set to expire. Since 2020, former President Trump and President Biden have used Title 42 to expel migrants 2.7 million times on the notion the move could stop COVID from spreading. Now that the order is expiring, experts warn the US could see 10,000 people trying to cross into the US every day. Here’s what’s being done ahead of Title 42’s end…

At the border: Starting today, a new Biden administration rule will deny asylum to migrants at the US-Mexico border who don’t apply online or ask for asylum in a country they passed through. It’s similar to a Trump admin measure that didn’t take effect because it was blocked by the courts. Other plans include sending 1,500 active-duty troops to the border and reportedly deploying about a thousand asylum officers to help expedite screenings. Meanwhile, the Biden admin is also setting up processing centers in Latin America to give qualified migrants the option of entering Canada or Spain instead of the US.

In cities and states: Border cities like Brownsville, El Paso, and Laredo have issued emergency declarations, which give the city more resources to deal with the influx of migrants. Chicago, which has seen thousands of migrants bused in from Texas, issued its own emergency declaration. In NYC, the mayor has suspended portions of its right-to-shelter rules. It comes as some NY counties have condemned the city’s move to send migrants upstate. Meanwhile, earlier this week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) took new steps to send migrants to Democratic-led cities.

As the clock strikes midnight, all eyes are on how the Biden admin plans to handle the influx after the president and VP promised to be more welcoming to immigrants on the 2020 campaign trail.