Rep. Nanette Barragán, D-Calif., chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, doubled down on her Democratic colleagues' criticism of the House Republicans' bill to address immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border.

"This bill is an adoption of the failed Trump-era policies that call for the criminalization of the right to seek asylum," Barragán said during a press conference.

Barragán argued that the bill, which would hire and train 22,000 Border Patrol agents as well as require the Homeland Security secretary to resume construction of the border wall, is a "political stunt."

"This bill falls so short, so short, on who we are as a nation and as part of an agenda that’s more than just unconstitutional — it’s a political stunt," she said. "It’s anti-immigrant. It’s anti Latino, and it’s anti American. It’s time for a comprehensive immigration reform that’s humane, that expands legal pathways for migration, protects your dreamers and addresses the root causes of migration."

The state of Florida is suing the U.S. over the Biden administration’s plan to begin releasing some migrants into the country without court dates or the ability to track them, according to court filings.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody filed an emergency motion Thursday, seeking a temporary restraining order to halt the implementation of the policy, which she argues is “materially identical” to another one blocked by a federal judge earlier this year.

The defendants in the suit are the United States of America, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz. The agencies did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

U.S. District Judge T. Kent Wetherell II gave the defendants until 4 p.m. ET Thursday to respond so the court could rule on the motion before Title 42 ends at midnight.

NBC News first reported the plan Wednesday. The new policy would release some migrants on “parole” with a notice to report to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office but without enrolling them in the program.

JUÁREZ, Mexico — Jesús Miguel Roera Mendoza, 26, made a more than two-hour round trip in flip-flops and socks — "what I have on is what I have left" — to get food and cleansing wipes as he and others wait at border checkpoint 42 for a chance to be allowed into the U.S.

"We're going to let you come through," he said U.S. border officials told him at checkpoint 40. But after six days of waiting, he moved to a different one, where he's been camped out.

"We have our hearts in our hands," he said, at times getting emotional, saying that being deported back to Venezuela would be "fatal." He had sold his house, car and motorcycle to get to the U.S.

"We want to do things right ... we want to come in legally," he said, as he asked President Biden and officials in charge for help, hoping that the U.S. "doesn't forget us."

New York City is struggling to find space for asylum-seekers and has asked nearby counties for help housing them before Title 42 ends and increases the influx, city officials said Thursday.

“We no longer can physically accommodate people that request emergency shelter without emergency shelter space provided outside the city,” Manuel Castro, New York City’s immigration commissioner, said.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the city is getting an average of 500 new arrivals each day and anticipates potentially thousands more once Title 42 is lifted. 

The request has been met with pushback from leaders of some surrounding counties. In a statement, Orange County Executive Steven Neuhaus criticized Adams for a “disorganized disaster” and said law enforcement agencies were not notified that buses of migrants would be arriving Thursday.

Meanwhile, under an executive order, Adams has temporarily suspended some of the city's “right to shelter” rules that require newly arriving families to be placed in shelters. The mayor said it was a “difficult decision” to make but the right one. 

More than 60,800 asylum-seekers have come through New York City since last spring and more than 37,500 are currently in the city’s care, the administration said.

Two DHS officials tell NBC News that U.S. Customs and Border Protection apprehended just over 11,000 migrants on Wednesday, holding steady with Tuesday’s record setting numbers.

Department of Homeland Security officials earlier in the week predicted 10,000 apprehensions a day. On Wednesday, Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz said if the daily numbers climb to 13,000 to 14,000 per day, Title 42's end could be more problematic.

House Republicans are expected to pass a bill to address immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border today, the same day Covid restrictions at the border are set to be lifted.

Republicans said the bill, the Secure the Border Act of 2023, would address a crisis at the border by mandating that Customs and Border Protection hire and train 22,000 Border Patrol agents, and develop a plan to upgrade existing technology to make sure agents are well-equipped. The legislation would also require the homeland security secretary to resume construction of the border wall, a centerpiece of the Trump administration. 

The bill is unlikely to become law. Democrats, who oppose the bill, hold a slim majority in the Senate and the White House issued a veto threat against the measure this week.

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Mexico’s migration institute, INM, announced it would suspend operations at 33 migrant detention centers while the country’s National Human Rights Commission completes a review of the sites, in the wake of a fire that killed 40 people who were in government custody.

The facilities, located across the country, can house up to 1,300 people at a time for stays of up to seven days, it said in a statement.

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