Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warned migrants waiting at the border for Title 42’s expiration that the border is not open:
MAYORKAS: “I want to be very clear, our borders are not open. People who cross our border unlawfully and without a legal basis to remain will be promptly processed and removed. An individual who is removed under Title 8 is subject to at least a five year ban on reentry into the United States and can face criminal prosecution if they attempt to cross again. Smugglers have been long, hard at work, spreading false information that the border will be open. They are lying.”
The Border Patrol apprehended over 10,000 migrants on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
Title 42 allowed America to expel migrants quickly due to COVID.
Biden’s administration wants to use its authority under Title 8 to handle the border crisis. All that does is “impose steep penalties on migrants who cross the border illegally, including a minimum five-year ban on reentry and potential criminal prosecution, according to the secretary.”
The border is not open but a memo sent out by the head of the border patrol gives officials permission to release illegal immigrants into America without court dates:
The memo says that migrants can allowed into the country on parole — a process typically reserved for “urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit” — if CBP faces overcrowding. The memo calls the practice “parole with conditions” as migrants are required to make an appointment with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or request a Notice to Appear by mail.Under a parole release, migrants are rapidly released into the country, do not get an alien registration number and do not receive a court date.
There are a few rules, though, but not many:
The use of parole is being authorized if a sector capacity goes above 125%, if agents apprehend 7,000 a day over 72 hours or if average time in custody goes above 60 hours.Agents have been encountering over 10,000 migrants a day since Monday, and there are no signs of that slowing down with the looming end of Title 42, which is expected to bring an even bigger wave with it.The memo noted the enormous numbers agents are encountering.”For the past 7 days, USBP has averaged over 8,750 encounters per day. This is over double the average daily encounters of 4,284 in May of 2019, the highest month of the 2019 surge. Even with significant personnel along the SWB, a significant detention capacity, and interagency resources supporting the effort, this situation requires urgent action,” the memo states.
What say you, Mayorkas?
Plus, how much will the crisis cost the American taxpayer? Mayorkas dodges the question:
MAYORKAS: “Let me turn that question around a little bit, because I’ll turn it around to match the question that an international partner asked of me, and the question that the international partner asked of me is, ‘What is the economic cost of your broken immigration system since there are businesses around this country that are desperate for workers, there are desperate workers looking for jobs, desperate workers in foreign countries that are looking for jobs in the United States, where they can earn money lawfully and send much needed remittances back home.’ What is the cost of a broken immigration system? That is the question that I am asked, and that is the question that I pose to Congress because it is extraordinary.REPORTER: “But the cost that the taxpayers are paying now?”MAYORKAS: “I believe I have addressed your question.”
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