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| Tens of thousands of migrants gathering on southern border ahead of 'Remain-in-Mexico' restart, sources say |
| 2021-10-22 |
| [FoxNews] Tens of thousands of migrants are gathering on the Mexican side of the southern border, ahead of the Biden administration’s planned re-implementation of the Trump-era "Remain in Mexico" policy which kept migrants in Mexico for their hearings. Border Patrol sources told Fox News that as many as 60,000 migrants are amassing on the Mexican side and intend to enter the U.S. in the coming days, knowing that the Biden administration intends to re-implement the Trump-era policy next month in response to a court order from a federal judge that was upheld by the Supreme Court. Migrants already coming across in La Joya, Texas were predominantly from Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala and included many unaccompanied minors and single mothers. One woman told Fox that the economy in her country was terrible and as a single mother she cannot afford to send her child to school. "Remain in Mexico," formally called the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), was established and expanded in 2019 by the Trump administration and involved sending migrants back to Mexico, rather than being released into the U.S., as their immigration proceedings were heard. The Biden administration began unraveling it earlier this year, even amid soaring migrant numbers, and formally ended it in June before the court ruling ordered a reversal. Proponents described the policy as incredibly effective and one that helped end the process of "catch and release." "That program alone resulted in a 75-80% reduction in families illegally entering the country. It closed that loophole down," former acting Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Mark Morgan said at a roundtable this week. However, critics called the process inhumane and one that left migrants open to violence and exploitation on the Mexican side of the border by cartels and other criminals. Immigration activists have fumed at the Biden administration’s panned restart of the policy. In a filing last week, the Biden administration said it had made "substantial progress" in re-implementing MPP, even as it says it is seeking alternative ways to end the program. The filing said it had engaged in talks with Mexico, finalized operational plans and has also issued a task order to rebuild the soft-sided facilities (which were commonly referred to as "court tents") in Laredo and Brownsville, Texas to the tune of $14.1 million -- with a predicted $10.5 million a month in operational costs. "As a result of this progress, DHS anticipates being in a position to re-implement MPP by mid-November dependent on decisions made by Mexico," the filing said, even as a separate statement said that DHS is finalizing a memo that would end the policy in accordance with the order. The battle over MPP comes as leaks from government sources say that Fiscal Year 2021 set a record for apprehensions at the border, with 1.7 million encountered -- 132,000 of those were unaccompanied children. The final border numbers have not been released, but are expected any day. Related: Remain in Mexico: 2021-10-20 Biden's fully-vaccinated Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas tests positive for COVID Remain in Mexico: 2021-10-16 Good Morning Remain in Mexico: 2021-10-16 Biden administration is building two new tent cities to house migrants to restart Remain in Mexico policy that will cost $24.6million a month Related: La Joya: 2021-07-29 South Texas Police Department Issues Public Health Announcement After COVID-Stricken Migrants Seen ‘Coughing, Sneezing' At Whataburger La Joya: 2021-07-29 Texas Governor Greg Abbott authorizes his national guard troops to start ARRESTING migrants at the border on state charges - while city says border agents are releasing infected migrants to hotels when they are captured by cops La Joya: 2021-05-24 Fox News spots migrant group running across southern border into US Related: Migrant Protection Protocols: 2021-10-01 DHS fears up to 400,000 migrants - DOUBLE the 21-year record set in July - could cross border in October when COVID restrictions Trump used to stop surge from Mexico end, report claims Migrant Protection Protocols: 2021-09-17 Migrant numbers under Texas bridge double to 8,000+ in 24 hours: 'Out of control' Migrant Protection Protocols: 2021-08-25 U.S. Supreme Court requires Biden to revive Trump-era 'remain in Mexico' immigration policy |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #4 He does like border walls however. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2021-10-22 17:35 |
| #3 Biden cares as much for our southern border security as he does about Chinese oligarchs buying Hunter's paintings for half billion dollars. That is to say not much. |
| Posted by: jpal 2021-10-22 17:10 |
| #2 ^ they're only restarting it because a Judge told em to. No enthusiasm, no proper execution, no results. Their aim is to import as many illegals as they can, then allow them to vote |
| Posted by: Frank G 2021-10-22 14:33 |
| #1 I hope I'm wrong; but I expect that Biden will botch "Remain in Mexico" just as badly as he has botched everything else so far. |
| Posted by: Tom 2021-10-22 14:06 |