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After more than three years, a controversial United States immigration policy has expired.
三年多后，一项备受争议的美国移民政策到期了。
First introduced in 2020 by the Trump Administration, the policy known as title 42 allowed US authorities to swiftly return migrants and asylum seekers from the country's border with Mexico.
这项被称为第42条的政策于2020年由特朗普政府首次提出，允许美国当局迅速从墨西哥边境遣返移民和寻求庇护者。
Circumventing standard immigration law on public health grounds, the US government said the emergency powers were needed to contain this spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
美国政府以公共卫生为由绕过标准移民法，表示需要紧急权力来遏制新冠流行病的传播。
And prevention is decided to exercise its authority under the title 42 of the US code to give customers a border of protection, the tools it needs to prevent the transmission of the virus.
根据美国法典第42条，预防中心决定行使其权力，为客户提供边境保护，这是防止病毒传播所需的工具。
By nature in the same year the American civil liberties union was among the number of groups to launch legal action against the policy arguing that title 42 was just a pretext to keep immigrants out of the US.
同年，美国公民自由联盟等组织发起了针对该政策的法律行动，认为第42条只是将移民拒之门外的借口。
The policy continued for a time under the Biden administration and its end comes with the end of other Covid emergency rules and the government is returning to a decades-old section of the US code known as title eight.
在拜登政府执政期间，这项政策持续了一段时间，随着其他新冠紧急规则的结束，它也结束了，政府正在重启美国法典中一段有几十年历史的条款，即第8条。
And more importantly, the administration is also rolling out new strict policy measures.
更重要的是，政府还新推出了严格的政策措施。
Title 42 allowed the US to quickly turn away migrants and asylum seekers attempting to cross the border.
第42条允许美国迅速拒绝试图越境的移民和寻求庇护者。
But it carried no legal consequences when someone crossed the border illegally and was seen by some to encourage repeat crossings.
但是，当有人非法越境时，它不要求任何法律后果，于是被一些人视为鼓励重复越境。
The new rules removed the right to assessment for asylum for those who are up at the US Mexico border without first applying online or seeking protection in a country they passed through.
新规定取消了那些在美墨边境，没有先在网上申请或在经过的国家寻求保护的移民庇护评估权。
So if people were caught crossing the border illegally they could be barred from re-entering the US for five years or even face criminal prosecution.
因此，如果有人被发现非法越境，他们可能会被禁止在五年内再次进入美国，甚至面临刑事起诉。
People who cross our border unlawfully and without a legal basis to remain will be promptly processed and removed.
非法越境且没有合法依据的人将被迅速处理并驱逐出境。
But there are some who still think the policy change could make it easier for migrants and asylum seekers to enter the US.
但仍有一些人认为，政策变化可能会使移民和寻求庇护者更容易进入美国。
In El Paso Mexico, tens of thousands of people reported to be waiting for customs and border patrol to process their cases.
据报道，在墨西哥埃尔帕索，数万人正在等待海关和边境巡逻队处理他们的案件。
Three cities have declared a state of emergency.
三个城市宣布进入紧急状态。
Us officials also say they're bracing for a large number of attempted border crossings as the rules change.
美国官员还表示，随着规则的改变，他们将应对大量试图越境的人。
We're doing all we can, it's going to be chaotic for a while.
我们正在尽我们所能，这段时间会很混乱。
Well it remains to be seen how the US government will respond to a possible surge in the number of people attempting to cross the country's southern border as a result of the policy shipped.
由于该政策的实施，试图穿越美国南部边境的人数可能激增，美国政府将如何应对，还有待观察。
But what is certain is that with the controversial title 42 lifted, the humanitarian crisis at the border is far from over .
但可以肯定的是，随着备受争议的第42条法案的解除，边境的人道主义危机远未结束。
