White House: Expiration of COVID-era restrictions does not mean southern border is open

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Monday an expiration of COVID-19-era restrictions blocking migrants at the U.S.- Mexico border does not mean the southern border is open.

U.S. lawmakers, both Republicans and Democrats, on Sunday pressed President Joe Biden to take action to manage an expected wave of asylum seekers at the southern border when such restrictions end this week.

The policy, known as Title 42, is due to end on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Steve Holland and Nandita Bose in Washington; editing by Jonathan Oatis)