Good morning. Welcome, Naxios today. It's Wednesday, November 30th. I'm Nailibudu.

Here's what we're covering today. Democrats could change which states go first in the 2024 presidential primaries,

plus a big U.S. win at the World Cup. But first, President Biden plans a border policy overhaul.

That's today's one big thing.

Title 42 is set to end shortly before Christmas. That's the Trump era public health policy that allows the U.S. to turn migrants away at the border.

But the Biden administration is already considering some drastic measures to replace the policy Axios has learned.

Steff Kite got the scoop last night and joins us now. Hey, staff.

Hi, Naila.

So what kind of policies are the Biden administration considering to replace Title 42?

Well, now that we're expecting the end of Title 42 just next month, you know, the administration is really looking for other ways to slow the number of people arriving at the border and ways to ensure that we can have a humane process when people do arrive at the border.

And what's interesting is while they are looking at more legal pathways, including maybe expanding a program that they've started for Venezuelans that offers them parole while also pushing them back if they cross illegally.

There are also a few policies that they're looking at that are very similar to Trump policies that were often criticized and very controversial at the time.

One of those policies would be an asylum ban essentially, which would refuse people access to asylum if they arrive at the border and do not first try to come to the U.S. through one of these legal pathways or without trying to gain protection in one of the countries they traveled through.

Some of the details of that plan are still in flux and this would likely start with just being targeted at single adults crossing the border.

The fact that the Biden administration is considering some of these approaches that include policies that would attempt to deter people from coming to the border at all.

Really is an indication of the Biden administration's desperation to really get a handle on the unprecedented level of migration at the U.S. Mexico border.

Next up, you and I have talked about Title 42 quite a bit this year. Can you remind us what the situation at the border currently looks like and what the status of Title 42 is right now?

As of right now, Title 42 is still being used by border officials to quickly expel migrants who illegally cross the U.S. Mexico border. That's still happening at very large numbers.

Generally, the situation at the border has sort of remained unchanged from the past several months where we are seeing higher than usual numbers crossing or at least attempting to cross every month.

Some people have pointed to the fact that Title 42 and the ability for border officials to quickly turn back people has kind of added to these high numbers as people are trying to cross multiple times more frequently.

Still, we really are seeing unusually high numbers at the border that seems to indicate a shift in what the normal numbers are going to look like at the border moving forward.

Are there nationalities that this is affecting more?

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