YUMA, AZ (KYMA, KECY) – Yuma County sheriffs and local farmers gear up for the end of Title 42.

Scheduled to end on Thursday, May 11, Title 42 is a Trump-era border policy introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This title expels immigrants who have recently been in a country where an epidemic exists.

Border officials expect a surge in migrants crossing the border into Yuma.

Yuma County Sheriff Leon Wilmot encouraged local farmers to put up no-go signs in fields near the border to keep migrants from walking through their crops.

Farmers in Yuma County grow several types of crops right up to the border wall, raising food safety concerns as migrants walk through fields and woodlands, potentially leading to national food security problems. .

The sheriff also said sheriff’s deputies are working to assist with border security as needed, but above all to prevent people and drug smuggling during the surge.