Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) and several of his colleagues are warning against the Biden administration’s possible termination of Title 42, the public health policy that allows U.S. border officials to quickly expel illegal aliens.
Rep. Donalds discussed his concerns over the termination of Title 42, with Breitbart News in an exclusive interview, a measure put in place by the Trump administration at the start of the pandemic last year, Donalds stated:
If they eliminate Title 42 and they maintain their current enforcement protocols, the southern border — whatever we thought was overrun — we haven’t seen anything yet.
Recalling his own conversations with border officials from when he visited the southern border, Donalds added:
Border Patrol agents, people who work the sections down there, they will tell you that the only reason there is some semblance of order is because they’ve been able to turn away adults. If you get rid of Title 42, which all it is is turning away adults at the border for health and safety reasons — due to COVID-19 — if they get rid of that, we’ll be way overrun. There will be no possible way we’ll be able to actually contain the illegal immigration that is flowing over the country. … It will be a disaster for the country.
Under President Joe Biden, the protocol today is only being followed for about 64 percent of illegal migrants, reports Breitbart News.
The number of illegal alien apprehensions has skyrocketed since last year. The ongoing surge coincides with Biden’s reduced use of Title 42, decreased deportations, and the elimination of the Migrant Protection Protocols.
Rep. Donald also sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, signed by several of Donalds’ colleagues including border state Reps. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Michael Cloud (R-TX), and Ronny Jackson (R-TX), urging Becerra to “carry on with Title 42 instead of further fueling” the border crisis.
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