As the US lifts Covid-era immigration restrictions, thousands of migrants have gathered at its Mexican border causing chaos and uncertainty for those hoping to cross through safely.
Known as Title 42, the policy had blocked those fleeing political and economic crises from the right to claim asylum in the US since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The end of the policy, which expired at midnight on Thursday, sent migrants racing to enter the United States before the new restrictions set in.
"It's going to be chaotic for a while," US President Joe Biden admitted earlier this week.
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