Border Patrol and DHS remain tight-lipped about specific plans to manage the projected influx of thousands of migrants at the southern border when Title 42 ends.
the policy and gave the Biden administration five weeks to prepare for the end of the restriction. The restriction is tentatively set to lift Dec. 21.
“Across the federal government we also continue to work with other countries to address the root causes of irregular migration that are leading to an unprecedented migratory surge and challenging our hemisphere.”Border Patrol returns to Title 8 Under Title 8, Border Patrol agents will have to fully process every migrant they encounter as opposed to being able to rapidly expel some migrants under Title 42. Only migrants from Mexico, Venezuela and the Northern Triangle countries of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador can be returned to Mexico under Title 42.Yuma Sector Border Patrol Chief Chris Clem spoke about how agents have managed the record number of migrant encounters along the U.S.
“Over the last few years, when the numbers have really increased, we've had to make adjustments internally, and that's just what we do,” Clem said. “In the absence of congressional action to reform the immigration and asylum systems, a significant increase in migrant encounters will strain our system even further,” Mayorkas said in a written news release. “Addressing this challenge will take time and additional resources, and we need the partnership of Congress, state and local officials, NGOs, and communities to do so.”
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