The Biden administration has pumped the brakes and, at the 11th hour, is bringing back a Trump-era immigration rule as Title 42 is set to expire.
Biden made the change as even Democrats were clamoring for the administration to stop the flood coming across the border.
Democratic Sens Jon Tester and Sherrod Brown called for the extension of Title 42 on their way into lunches today.
“We’re not ready for this, we need to extend it,” says Brown.
— Morgan Phillips (@_phillipsmorgan) May 10, 2023
From CBS News:
The rule, finalized and published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, disqualifies migrants from applying for asylum in the U.S. if they neglected to first apply for asylum in other countries they traveled through, such as Mexico. Hundreds of asylum officers were trained in how to enforce the rule on Tuesday ahead of Title 42’s expiration.
The new rule, a reversal of President Joe Biden’s campaign promises, comes as the administration has failed for more than two years to control historic levels of illegal immigration into the U.S. The ongoing crisis at the southern border is widely expected to worsen later this week when Title 42, a health order authorizing border officials to immediately expel migrants without processing, is repealed at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is doing the best he can however immigrants continue to pour across the border.
BREAKING: Video from journalist @BensmanTodd shows @TxDPS troopers and TX National Guard soldiers physically repelling/blocking migrants who are crossing the river illegally into Brownsville, TX. They have also deployed razor wire via orders from TX Gov. @GregAbbott_TX pic.twitter.com/o7nvtBbKlh
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) May 10, 2023
A look at the border in Brownsville yesterday evening from our fantastic drone team. Nonstop illegal crossings. Massive amounts of discarded trash and clothing. pic.twitter.com/rsQTAMYGRY
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) May 10, 2023
Meanwhile, dummy is saying dumb things.
Q: "Can you expand on what you meant when you said there's going to be chaos at the border?"
BIDEN: "Say that again?"
Q: "Can you expand on what you meant when you said there'd be chaos at the border?"
BIDEN: "We've had chaos at the border for a number of years" pic.twitter.com/TBqJFPCmcs
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) May 10, 2023
