As soon as the wheels ground to a halt in the center of Juárez, the migrants clambered out, throwing their backpacks to their fellow travelers who were already on the ground. A few men helped a father to carefully lower his sleeping baby.

Like most migrants arriving these days, they are hoping their stay in Mexico will be brief.

Some migrants say they’ve heard the border will be open when the pandemic health rule, known as Title 42, lifts on Thursday night. Others believe the opposite, that it will be completely shut. Neither is accurate, and yet regardless of their view, many people believe they have no time to waste and are heading directly toward the United States.