DHS released a new plan to combat the expected increase in immigrants illegally coming across the border after Title 42 ends.

Ray Bogan

DHS plans for immigration spike after Title 42 ends

Apr 27, 2022

Ray Bogan

The Department of Homeland Security is preparing for an increase in illegal immigration after Title 42 ends. The health order allows DHS to send migrants back into Mexico because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We anticipate migration levels will increase, as smugglers will seek to take advantage of and profit from vulnerable migrants,” DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas wrote in a memo describing the plan.

The strategy has six pillars, which include increasing resources for Customs and Border Protection and non-governmental organizations and enhanced international cooperation.

CBP will increase its detention capacity from 13,000 to 18,000
Increase the use of expedited removal, an accelerated procedure for removing families who cross illegally
Target human smugglers, an effort that has already led to 2,500 arrests

The United States signed migration agreements with Costa Rica and Panama. The pacts aim to facilitate legal immigration and increase resources for Central American migration and border police. The U.S. and Mexico also have a working agreement to crack down on transnational criminal organizations and facilitate legal migration and trade.

“Many elements of this plan are already being implemented as we manage a historic number of encounters, including a record number of noncitizens trying to enter the United States multiple times,” Mayorkas wrote.

During a recent visit to the border, congressional Republicans expressed frustration with the Biden administration’s decision to end Title 42. They said 7,000 people a day are currently crossing the border, a number that is projected to increase to 18,000 when Title 42 ends.

“If it’s unsustainable today, what will it look like a month from now,” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) asked.

The Republicans at the border said they have fought the Biden administration for a year to keep the health measure in place. They pointed to the growing number of congressional Democrats who are also asking president Biden to keep Title 42 in place for the time being.

“Title 42 is a bandaid on a gunshot wound. It’s not actual border security,” Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) said. Roy called for increased border security in addition to approving a bill in Congress that will keep Title 42 in place.

Title 42’s end date is currently unknown. It was scheduled for May 23 but the Biden administration has since agreed to comply with a federal judge’s restraining order keeping it in place.

Tags: Immigration

There’s a New plan to deal with the surge of illegal immigration at the southern border. DHS outlined a strategy for the end of title 42, the pandemic-era health order that allows homeland security to send migrants back to Mexico.

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas wrote “we anticipate migration levels will increase, as smugglers will seek to take advantage of and profit from vulnerable migrants.”

Under the plan CBP will increase its detention capacity from 13,000 to 18,000, Increase the use of Expedited Removal, Target human smugglers, an effort that has already led to 2,500 arrests, And they signed migration agreements with Costa Rica and Panama.

Mayorkas wrote: “Many elements of this plan are already being implemented as we manage a historic number of encounters, including a record number of noncitizens trying to enter the United States multiple times.”

Congressional Republicans took a recent trip to the border where they expressed frustration with the Biden administration’s decision to end title 42, saying 7,000 people already cross every day.

Kevin McCarthy says “that number will more than double, go to 18,000. If it’s unsustainable today, what will it look like a month from now?”

A growing number of congressional democrats are also asking the President to delay rescinding title 42. It was scheduled to end May 23rd. The Biden administration on Tuesday agreed to comply with a judge’s order to temporarily block ending the health measure. Straight from DC, I’m Ray Bogan.