White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Wednesday accused Republicans of the “chaotic” situation at the U.S.-Mexico border, claiming that Republican lawmakers “literally refuse to act.” .
“The president has been dealing with a broken system for decades,” Jean-Pierre told reporters. We use the tools that are in front of us.”
“Republicans in Congress in particular refuse and literally refuse to act,” she argued.
Immigration enforcement agencies will lose their ability to expedite the deportation of illegal immigrants when the Title 42 public health order is lifted Thursday. We have been preparing for months. The order has been used by both the Trump and Biden administrations since March 2020 to rapidly deport hundreds of thousands of immigrants due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In March, nearly half of all immigrant encounters ended in expulsion due to Title 42.
Biden Will Reject Republican Border Security Bill: ‘Makes Things Worse’
A U.S. Border Patrol agent waits between a double fence along the U.S.-Mexico border near Tijuana, Mexico, in San Diego, Monday, May 8, 2023. Immigrants await search by U.S. Border Patrol between fences. (AP Photo/Dennis Polloy)
Officials and lawmakers believe migrants are more likely to be admitted into the United States, with more migrants heading to the border than seen during the more than two-year immigration crisis. I am afraid that Authorities have historically envisioned a worst-case scenario of up to 14,000 encounters per day.
Customs and Border Protection sources told Fox News that officials arrested more than 10,000 migrants in a day on both Monday and Tuesday, the highest daily total ever recorded. said.
President Biden said on Tuesday that the situation at the border was “chaotic for some time” as the administration worked to restore order. He didn’t say how long it would take.
Republicans blame Biden for the situation at the border. This includes renewed efforts to build a border wall, more border guards, more financial incentives for them to do their jobs, an end to the catch-and-release policy, and better administration. and other initiatives are needed. Mass migration on the southern border.
Border Patrol Arrests Over 10,000 Migrants in One Day Ahead of Title 42 End, Record High
Immigrants line up to enter the United States near Brownsville, Texas.
“Most of the problems we see at the border were caused by Joe Biden himself, and from the first day he took office as president, he sent a message around the world to help America Send the message that borders are open, the wall, the return of catch-and-release, the Remain in Mexico policy, the end of the Northern Triangle Agreement,” House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La. Speaking at a press conference with the Republican leadership.
“And as House Republicans, we said we’re not going to sit on the sidelines while President Biden is causing this issue. We’re actually going to work to resolve this issue. And tomorrow, Title 42. On the day the HR expires, HR 2, the Border Security Act, is actually going to introduce a bill focused on solving the problem that will bring us back to the rule of law, ensure a safe border in America, and ensure a legal We can reestablish our way through this country,” said Scalise.
The Republican bill is backed by a dozen conservative immigration groups who said it was a “vigorous and serious” attempt to combat large-scale immigration at the border.
“The undersigned coalition strongly supports HR 2, the Border Security Act. This flagship package represents the strongest border security and enforcement legislation ever submitted and is made in a commitment to America. We will keep an important promise,” said the group. wrote in a letter to parliamentary leaders.
Biden administration talks ‘tougher’ at borders ahead of end of Title 42, but immigrants won’t listen
Migrants cross a barbed wire wall into the United States from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. expedite the deportation of large numbers of migrants seeking asylum; (AP Photo/Christian Chavez)
House Republican leaders are scheduled to vote on the border security bill on Thursday when Title 42 ends. The White House on Monday threatened to veto the bill, arguing that Republicans “will make things worse, but they can’t make them better.”
The White House said, “This bill does little to actually improve border security and grossly undermines the nation’s core values and international obligations, and should be rejected.”
Biden administration says Congress needs to give CBP more funding and support Democrats’ 2021 immigration reform bill
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Jean-Pierre said Wednesday that Republicans are engaged in a “political stunt” and that the White House wants to deal with the border crisis “in a real way.”
Republicans refuse to consider any form of citizenship pathway until the border is safe.
Fox News’ Patrick Hauf, Adam Shaw and Bill Melugin contributed to this report.
