more than 40% of the more than 28,000 exceptions to title 42 have happened here at the reynosa hidalgois family is already here, risking it all. >> what is your american dream? [ speaking non-english ] >> reporter: he says he wants to work for a better life. and so are thousands of others waiting for their chance at the american dream. now, i asked dhs about all of these exceptions. why all of these exceptions? why now? now, dhs did not send me a statement on record, but i did hear from a federal law enforcement source, which told me what we already know, that title 42 is in place and that it applies on a case-by-case basis for humanitarian reasons. so, i did some more digging. and turns out, in a footnote, in a federal filing, there is some light to all of this. it says in part, quote, given a significant increase in the number of individuals who have presented themselves with situations that weren't humanitarian exceptions, dhs has, beginning july 13, 2022, began to gradually increase the number of humanitarian exceptions it applies subject to operational constraints. poppy? >> rosa,