Exclusive: The Department of Homeland Security will have asylum officials on duty both days this weekend to deal with the surge in southern border immigrants seeking asylum in the United States as the Title 42 public health order ends. Forced, FOX News Digital learned.
In a Friday morning memo sent Friday morning and reviewed by Fox News Digital by the deputy director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service’s (USCIS) Refugee, Asylum, and International Affairs Division (RAIO), it said to employees on Thursday: It states that the need for the following measures was notified. I have to work at least one day this weekend. And now the agency is taking it one step further.
“Today’s developments have made it clear that more resources are needed, and steps must be taken urgently to increase the number of staff available on both Saturday and Sunday if necessary.” said the report.
“With limited exceptions, all Asylum Department personnel must be asked to work both Saturday and Sunday this weekend to ensure full operational readiness,” said the deputy director. says Ted Kim.
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The only positions exempt, according to the memo, are the “certain fear” process — a process in which migrants seeking asylum first establish that they have a credible fear of being persecuted if they are returned to their home country. It is said that he is a person who does not directly support
The unusual order comes hours after the Title 42 public health order at the southern border ended Thursday night with the COVID-19 national emergency. The order, which has been in effect since March 2020, allows for the expedited deportation of migrants at the southern border.
The DHS has repeatedly challenged a claim that immigrants believed they had a good chance of being admitted into the United States, and that the expiration would have caused heavy congestion at the border.
Border Patrol agents have seen more than 10,000 migrants a day for at least three days this week, with multiple departments facing overcrowding. The agency had intended to release migrants to the interior without setting a trial date, but was blocked by a court order issued late Thursday.
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While relying on the traditional treatment under Chapter VIII, the administration introduced new asylum rules that consider immigrants who entered illegally and did not apply for asylum in a country where they had already applied for asylum to be ineligible for refugee status. said to do. It also emphasizes the expansion of legal channels and the creation of processing centers throughout Latin America. Personnel, including the military, were also increased at the border.
The memo to USCIS officials said affected people should submit waiver requests by 12:00 p.m. local time and provide “sufficient information to demonstrate that the circumstances are exceptional.” I am told there is. The reply is said to be by 15:00. USCIS did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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“We know this is a big request and one that cannot be taken lightly. No doubt it will be a big disruption to many of you. I have to do it,” Kim said, adding that she would be working both days.
The memo warned that government officials warned the US could face chaos at the border if the order was dropped, and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorcas also saw the effects of policies introduced on Thursday. It was announced amid a warning that it could take some time.
“I have been saying for months that the challenges at the border have been, and will continue to be, very difficult, and the difficulties are actually even greater during this transition period,” Mayorkas said in the white paper. We have repeatedly talked about the fact that it could increase,” he said. House briefing.
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“It will take some time for our approach to really gain traction and show results,” he warned.