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available to people from any country in the world. >> do not listen to the lies of the smugglers. this is what will happen to you. you will be returned. ♪ anchor: hello and welcome to the program. whether it is stop the boats in the u.k., stemming the surge of migration in germany or lifting the trump era policy title 42 in the u.s., immigration dominates political agendas around the world, with the archbishop of canterbury picking his thoughts known today, too. with how these three countries are dealing with these countries are -- with how these two countries are dealing with the issue. increased attention between supporters on the military with elections due later this year.

a day after he was found guilty of sexual assault and defamation, donald trump is due to take center stage at a town hall event in new hampshire. and it is a life-saving drug which millions of americans cannot afford. the ceos of pharmaceutical companies defend the cost of insulin for diabetics in the u.s. first, tonight, the archbishop of canterbury has attacked the british government's illegal migration be as morally unacceptable legislation that would damage the u.k.'s interest and reputation atome and abroad. justin welby said it would not fulfill the prime minister rishi sunak's pledge to stem the vote and ignored the two courses of migration, the comic crisis and war. rupert jen ricks said that he was wrong in the bill would be a deterrent. here is justin welby outlining why he thinks the proposals do not tackle the problem.

>> even if this bill succeeded in temporarily stopping the votes, and i do not think it will, it will not stop conflict or climate migration. the ipcc forecasts that climate change by itself, let alone the conflicts it is already causing, will lead to at least 800 million more refugees a year in total by 2050. and what if other countries follow suit? the unhcr has warned that the bill could lead to the collapse of the international system that protts refugees. is that what we want, the united kingdom's contribution to be in our leadership? anchor: let's talk to our correspondent in westminster. justin welby did not hold back, using language like morally acceptable, damaging the u.k.'s interest at home and abroad. why does he feel the need to

make this intervention today? reporter: i think he did because he had a long-standing opposition, so when the government announced intentions to deport people who arrived by legal routes to rwanda, he stated the policy was ungodly. he would like the u.k. to be seen as a safe haven for refugees, and he also quoted the bible today, as well, and suggested that we should be openly hosted strangers. he is saying he worries about people from the poorest parts of the world being discriminated against. he does have a platform from which to make his arguments. i think from the government's points of view, they think he is not have a monopoly on what is and is not. their argument is it is normal for them to say that people losing their lives in the

english channel, coming to this country, and people smugglers are profiting and trying to stop the trade is a moral and political issue. that argument is going to range, but what was important about him intervening today is that they are considering this illegal immigration legislation for the first time, scrutinizing it line by line towards the end of the month. what is likely to happen is they will be making changes, which the government in the house of commons and the warehouse managed to see off, including some own supporters. for example, two former consecutive party leaders were keen to ensure that people who say they are victims of modern slavery, for example, were not taken seriously and did not provide evidence to people they were accusing, and they think this bill would have those claims rejected and have those people deported back from the countries they came and

ultimately to rwanda. there is lots of worry, too, of people across the political spectrum and whether enough sufficient safe and legal routes to come into this country, one of justin wel's concerns, but more widely shared in the attempt to try to increase the number of safe and legal routes into the u.k. as they debate the issue in the coming months. anchor: thank you. let's head now to germany, where the interior ministers of two states that border poland have called for the reintroduction of border controls of poland and the czech republic. the states of brandenburg and saxony say there is no other way to stem the recent surge in irregular migration. most of the migrants are refugees from iraq, syria, yemen, and iran, traveling from belarus into poland. the eu says the belarusian president is using migration to

undermine the freedoms of the zone. a number of leaders from german states are asking the federal government for more money to pay for the refugees they have already taken in. i joined by a board member at a foundation that helps people forced to leave their own countries and the communities in which they settle. thank you for joining us. how much of an issue has this become in germany? why are the leaders of these 13 states calling for more action to be taken? guest: basically because sense summer021, the new route into europe has been established. the routes through polish -belarusian rder, and most of the people who crossed through this path are indeed not willing and planning to stay in poland. they are mostly heading to --

further into the eu. so despite the pushback's that have been conducted since the beginning of the crisis, thousands of people cross into germany and further. anchor: if border controls are increased, where will these people go? will they stay in poland, and is there room for them there? guest: in my opinion, there is room for them in poland. we still have a lot of needs, even in our job market. so i do not think that is the case of poland does not have a place for them or even money for them. the problem is that the migrants to cross through this path

already know how violent representative of polish states with the border guards, army and police are treating people on the move in the forests, and even if they are not pushed back, they are thrown into detention centers for half a year, a year and more. so this is not a warm welcome, and that is why people are trying to avoid being caught by polish representatives and just cross further into europe without being seen or noticed in any kind of way. anchor: the eu says the belarusian psident, alexander lukashenko, is using migration to undermine the freedoms of the zone. how would you respond to that? guest: i think that is part of the truth. the other reason may be also to

show eu, poland, as well, of course, as the one who is just saying human rights are important here, are valid and respected here, while the pushback's in the violence is so visible on this border. so, i think he clearly wants the world to see that this is a life. that we are humanitarians. and, also, of course, the crisis started before the war in ukraine. and i think part of the reason of why it started then, it was also to create some kind of construction among eu's eastern border. anchor: thank you very much for joining us. guest: thank you. anchor: of course, the united

states is facing similar problems at the southern border with mexico, and that could get worse this week because three years after it was first introduced, the trump policy known as title 42 will expire thursday. the order, introduced during the authorities to swiftly expeler migrants at u.s. land borders, but without the provisions, they are bracing for further influx of migrants. let's go live our correspondent sophie long. hoany people are we talking in an influx? it is a word loaded with meaning and makes people feel nervous, as well. correspondent: yeah, nervous is the word. let me explain exactly where i am, downtown el paso, a border town, a stones throw from one of the three crossings. behind me is the church of the sacred heart. this has been an area where migrants coming from various countries have congregated over

many months, and, normally, it is very busy. you can see a few people milling around at the moment. there are few people being served by the church. normally, there are hundreds of people here. yesterday morning, those numbers decreased and have been doing so throughout the day. there are two factors at play. we are told authorities have been handing out flyers to migrants, encouraging them that if they have come here illegally, to turn themselves into the authorities and the nearest place they can do that. and then the wording is that they will be directed in their right migratory path. it seems either people have been taking heed of the advice and turning themselves into the authorities, or they are hiding in fear of border patrol agents coming here later today. what we are seng is authorities and migrants who have come here preparing for the end of title 42, that covid era policy that has been in place

three years and that allowed authorities to dispel migrants from different countries pretty much immediately. there are lots of people warning of surges, and we are seeing that already. on monday, they encountered nearly 10,000 people trying to cross the border, so we are already seeing those surges. every time we are expecting a change to the policy along the border. president biden was here in el paso in january when we experienced similar surges of numbers of people coming across. what happens when people hear there is going to be a change in the policy as there is a raise in the level of anxiety, and you have a lot of people, more than 150,000 in camps along the mexican border in the united states, waiting to come in, and those numbers are not decreasing. more and more people come every day, so when they hear there is going to be a change, some people think this is their last opportunity to get in because

when tit 42 ceases to be used at midnight thursday, then older regulations, title 8 will come into effect, so while we will see explosion stopped, we will see what they are calling an expedited removal process that will then take effect. anchor: briefly, what changes tomorrow in practical terms? correspondent: in practical terms, come midnight on thursday, the title 42 will no longer be used, and title 8, and decades old code that governs immigration here in the united states, will go back into effect. what will happen then is people will need to demonstrate that, a, they have come here legally, that they have sought asylum in another country, and then they will go into a credible fear interview, where they have to demonstrate to authorities that they have a credible reason for coming here to the u.s. and

seeking asylum. the onus will be on them to do that. migrants now will have to demonstrate that they have a right to be here and to seek asylum, and if they don't, they will be removed from the country. now, this policy has already attracted some criticism because along with that, there are harsher penalties. if somebody comes here illegally and removed from the country, they will be barred from seeking asylum for five years after that. anchor: sophie, thank you for the update. around the world and across the u.k., this is bbc news. let's look some other stories making headlines today. flash flooding in parts of southern england led to a major incident being declared in somerset. the environmt agency said some homes had to be evacuated due to mudslides and further flooding as possible. some areas some more than two weeks of rainfall in the span of

a few hours. three people's dna was used for the first time in the u.k. with a pioneering technique in an attempt to prevent children being born with devastating mitochondrial diseases. the baby dna comes from two parents and less than 1% is from a donor. the chair of the department store john lewis at the company will always be owned by its staff. employees today backed her in a vote of confidence. dame sharon white considered ringing outside investment into the group in an effort to boost growth, which had led to her leadership been under scrutiny. she ruled out a minority staff for now. you are live with bbc news. republican congressman george santos has been charged with 13 counts of fraud, money laundering and theft of public funds. the new yorker presented at turned himself into authorities

today as the news of the charges emerged. he has been plagued by scandal since he took office in january. much of his biography was found to be fabricated. if convicted, he could face up to 20 years in prison. he previously admitted to being a terrible liar and the attempt to be accepted by his party, that he has denied any criminal wrongdoing -- but he has denied any committal wrongdoing. let's go to jessica parker, our correspondent in what -- washington. what do these charges entail? correspondent: 13 charges in total, and to boil them down, he is accused of taking unemployment benefits during the pandemic when he in fact had paid employment, and he is accused of taking campaign contributions and using that money, amongst other things, to withdraw cash, settle personal debts, and buy luxury designer

items using that campaign money improperly, and he is accused of lying about his financial situation to the house of representatives. he has been appearing in court in long island, new york state this afternoon, and he has just emerged from what we have heard he pleaded not guilty to all the charges but here's what he had to say to a huge group of reporters. >> i know you all have questions. i know everyone has been waiting for the moment for me to talk to you guys. look, this is the beginning of the ability to address and defend myself. we have an indictment. we have information that the government wants to come after me on, and i will comply. i have been complying through the entire process, i have no desire not to comply. i am going to have to go and fight to defend myself. the reality is is that it is a witchhunt because it makes no

sense that in four months, five months, i am indicted. you have joe biden's entire family receiving deposits from nine family members receiving money from foreign destinations into their bank accounts. it has been years of exposing. a lot of you here have reported on them. yet, no investigation is launched into them. i am going to fight -- i am getting back to that. i am going to fight my battle. i am going to deliver. i am going to fight the witchhunt. i am going to take care of claire and my name, and i look forward to doing that. correspondent: that was the first time i have heard him speaking today. does it surprise you to hear him denied everything so vehemently? correspondent: he has come out swinging today, released on that $500,000 bond. he has been attracting headlines

for quite some time, i more or less since he s elected for the first time to congress, the house of representatives, in november last year. as you mentioned before, he has faced numerous accusations of lying about his background, his business background, his academic ground. -- his academic background. he has admitted to being dishonest about what he achieved academically, but did dismiss other claims against him. you can see he is saying he is going to fight these charges. he says he wants to clear his name, and we are hearing that he plans to run for reelection. anchor: what happens next? correspondent: he will fight this case. he has been released from custody for the time being. it is interesting to watch what has been going on in terms of the republicans in the house of representatives. many people will know that they are defending a rather slim majority.

kevin mccarthy, the speaker there today, has said he will let the court case play out. he does not seem keen to move ahead with any suggestions that they could try and expel him. he would like to see the judicial process play out, and from what towards santos is saying, he does not plan to resign either. anchor: thank you. yesterday, he was found guilty of sexual assault and defamation by a jury in new york. today, the former u.s. president trump has been given a high-profile platform at a town hall event in new hampshire, organized and televised by cnn. mr. trump, who is the front runner for the republican presidential nomination, will take questions from republicans and independents, who say they intend to vote in the new hampshire primary. cnn says all voices should be heard on its network, but critics say the town hall format will not hold him to account. i am joined by philip in new

york, a national columnist at "the national post." do you agree with critics or will he be held to account at tonight's town hall? guest: i would count myself among the critics. i have written about this. i think it is the case that somebody running for office, particularly someone leading in the presidential candidacy should have the opportunity to respond from journalists' questions. donald trump is not reliable and says things that are untrue constantly, and he says things that are untrue and have a tendency of stoking potentially violent reaction, as we have seen. there are otr ways to do this. you can push back. you can spend a lot of time interviewing him so you are presenting things that are factually true and pushing back on his claims. cnn is not choosing to do that. it is probably a bad decision. anchor: wt do you expect to happen tonight? will he come out guns blazing? how much will he talk about

events of yesterday when he was found guilty by a jury of sexual assault and defamation? guest: it will be fascinating. donald trump has never proven himself adept at controlling his emotions. this is a situation where it would behoove him to do so, try to stay calm, and try not to mention the woman he was accused of assaulting. i think it would benefit him if he could do this in a calm and national way and say, the critics were wrong, and it would be what people would hope from a presidential candidate, but the odds of him doing that are low. is is not the donald trump who has presented himself the past eight years. anchor: donald trump does not have the smoothest relationships with cnn and refused to talk to them in the past. why are the two so cozy suddenly? gut: trump is opportunistic about these things. his allegations that things are

fake news are timed so when there are critical news reports issued about him. cnn has a big audience, and he gets to speak to a lot of people. he gets to be the center of attention, which he likes. it seems it is likely, based on the rumor reports out there, that there is a deal with cnn and some agreement about how this would proceed that met his liking. perhaps, that was to not have any introductions and things -- interjections and things along those lines. there is the obvious benefit of not only having a big audience, but being treated as someone viable beyond just fox news and the right-wing audience, which is not something he has had the whole time. anchor: he is the front runner in polls for the presidential nomination. how did the outcome yesterday affect that? has he not seen a dip at all? guest: i would be surprised if he did. in the aftermath of manhattan,

his strength consolidated. it is a case that he has done a good job since late 2016 in preparing his base of support for the expectation he will be targeted, not because he has done anything wrong, but because his clinical opponents would like to stand in his way. he has framed the charges in new york and this in this way. you already see when you look at his high-profile base of support, where they say is, here we go again, they are coming after donald trump? many buy into his rhetoric that he is standing in the elite's way. that is how they perceive things like this. i think it is very unlikely that this has any detrimental effect on him in the primary. general election may be a different story. anchor: last question, how many people are going to be watching? i presume you will be among the number. guest: i will, in fact. i will own that. they will be aliens. it will be heavily watched, and that amplifies -- there will be

millions. it will be heavily watched. anchor: thank you. there is plenty more still to come he on bbc news. you are watching "the context, ," and there is more on the bbc website and bbc news app. ♪ narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... narrator: financial services firm, raymond james. man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪

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