May 11, 2023
Under Biden, the US is experiencing the worst illegal immigration crisis in history. After midnight tonight, when Title 42, the last Trump-era border security tool utilized by the Biden administration expires, illegal immigration is expected to explode.
Title 42, implemented under President Trump during the Covid pandemic, allowed immigration authorities to rapidly expel almost all migrants, even asylum seekers, for public health reasons. Even though they had the power of removal, the Biden administration exempted most border crossers, granting more than 50% entry into the United States. However, under the public health code, border patrol sent millions of migrants back to their home countries.
With the end of Title 42, the administration will have little tools to remove migrants from the US. As one border patrol source said, “The dam is about to break”.
Between Monday and Wednesday of this week, 30,500 migrants illegally entered the US. These are the highest single-day totals recorded in US history, and Title 42 is still in place. To put in context, Jeh Johnson, President Obama’s DHS Secretary said in 2019 that any more than 1,000 apprehensions a day create a “crisis”
Under Biden, border patrol processed a record-breaking 5.5 million migrants at the Southern border. As per Biden’s policies, agents released the majority into the US, where most are now housed, fed, provided medical care and education on the taxpayer’s dime. (The Border Patrol Union recently tweeted- In March, only 42% of those apprehended were removed, and in April, only 31%- “All others released” into the US.)
An additional 1.5 plus million migrants entered the US, evading capture while agents were busy processing, transporting, and babysitting illegal migrants. Who and where are these “known got aways”? And how many got ways went undetected? No one knows.
The immigration crisis is so bad New York City and Chicago have declared states of emergency. In Chicago, due to full shelters, migrants are sleeping on the floors of police stations. Just to house the 37,500 asylum seekers in hotels throughout the city, NYC is spending $8 million a day. The situation is so dire that Mayor Adams is contemplating erecting tent cities in Central Park and on city streets to shelter the massive influx of foreign nationals. NYC’s estimated cost- $4.2 billion by the middle of next year.
To avoid shelter overcrowding and potentially politically damaging images, top border officials in the Biden administration have authorized immediate street releases across all nine southern border patrol sectors. Officials will release migrants without a court date or alien identification number. Therefore the federal government has no way of tracking them. Fox News Bill Melugin reported, “We are expected to see the largest wave of mass releases ever seen.”
The Biden administration inherited the most secure border in decades thanks to policies implemented by the Trump administration. One of the most effective policies was “Remain in Mexico” – a Trump-negotiated deal requiring asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for their asylum hearing rather than in the US, effectively ending “catch and release” and bringing illegal immigration to record lows.
Despite the pathological denials of DHS Secretary Mayorkas, the Biden administration is directly responsible for the massive tidal wave of migrants to the border.
Recall during a 2019 presidential debate, then-candidate Biden stated:
“I would in fact make sure that there is..they immediately surge to the border all those people seeking asylum they deserve to be heard. That’s who we are. We’re a nation that says if you want to flee, come.”
Biden lived up to his open border promise. On his first day in office, he signed dozens of executive orders reversing almost all of the Trump-era immigration policies, effectively inviting every foreign national from around the globe to illegally enter the US and game our immigration laws. Historically, 90% of those claiming asylum do not qualify because they are economic migrants, not fleeing persecution.
Migrants worldwide know Title 42 is expiring, and the current record-breaking border crisis is expected to explode. Jonathan Lines, supervisor on Arizona Yuma county board of Supervisors stated,
“Border patrol shared with us their intelligence that there are approximately 700,000, as of three weeks ago, in the shelters in Mexico waiting to come into the United States”.
Fear not, Maryorkas stated at a recent press conference,
“Let me be clear: Our border is not open and will not be open after May 11.”
Mayorkas is a proven liar, so these words are meaningless.
The Biden administration could solve the border crisis they created by reinstating Trump-era policies and finishing the wall. They will not because they do not want to stop the flow of illegal migration. The unprecedented migrant invasion has allowed the Biden administration to add millions more dependent on the government and many future Democrat voters. Not to mention, the radical leftists in the Biden Administration would like nothing more than to redistribute US wealth around the globe in the name of equity.
The administration’s “solution” to the migrant crisis is not to implement border security but to make it easier for migrants to enter the US. At a recent press conference, Maryoraks boasted that “our president has led the expansion of lawful pathways more than anyone in history”.
One of those pathways is a reservation phone app CBP-One, where US customs can grant permits to migrants from their home country. This app also allows the administration to keep migration flow under the media’s and voters’ radar.
Maryorkas claims they will rely on the long-existing “Title 8 expedited removal” system for those who do not enter the US through a legal pathway. “If migrants do not access their lawful pathways they will face a rebuttal presumption of ineligibility for asylum”, according to Mayorkas.“Rebuttal” is the keyword.
In other words, those who cross illegally claiming asylum can appeal removal, allowing them the opportunity to be released and disappear into the US.
Further, border patrol can only detain migrants with underage children for 20 days, as per the Flores settlement. The lack of detention space will necessitate the immediate release of asylum-claiming families.
And none of the new rules will apply to unaccompanied minors. Under Biden, more than 350,000 have entered the US- the highest number in US history. Undeniably, the exemption of minors will incentivize the continued human trafficking and exploitation of innocent children.
Meanwhile, while the Biden administration continues to deny the US has a border crisis, the GOP-controlled House passed the “Secure The Border Act”. Not a single Democrat supported the bill.
Highlights of the bill include proposals to: finish construction of the border wall, hire 22,000 additional border patrol agents, prohibit DHS from processing the entry of foreign nationals arriving between legal ports of entry, and authorization to remove migrants to a country other than their home country.
No surprise, if the unlikely chance the bill passes the Democrat-controlled Senate, Biden has already vowed to veto the only proposed plan to regain our nation’s sovereignty.
