The Biden administration’s decision to end Title 42 is causing a crisis at the US-Mexico border as over 80,000 migrants from Venezuela are heading to the border. This news was revealed by US Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, who had a conversation with the president of Guatemala, Alejandro Giammattei.
NEW: Texas Congressman @RepTonyGonzales says the President of Guatemala told him he knows of at least 80,000 predominantly Venezuelan nationals who are making their way to the U.S. border ahead of the drop of Title 42, and that nobody at the White House would take his calls.
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) May 9, 2023
Title 42 was put in place during the 2020 pandemic to expel hundreds of thousands of migrants quickly and protect the US from the Covid-19 virus. But now, with the expiration of Title 42 on May 11, droves of migrants are expected to arrive at the border, believing they have a better chance of being admitted into the US.
Biden and his team have warned that penalties will be stiffened for those who enter the country illegally, and they are encouraged to use expanded legal pathways instead. But this message hasn’t stopped migrants from trying to sneak into the US.
On Monday, the Biden administration launched a “targeted enforcement operation” in El Paso, Texas, to process and possibly deport illegal immigrants. Agents and officers from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) woke up illegal immigrants camped on the sidewalks in downtown El Paso, handing them pamphlets urging them to turn themselves in to CBP.
Migrants are also lined up along the border in Brownsville, Texas, nearly 800 miles south of El Paso. In one video, a group of several hundred migrants are seen illegally crossing the border, with more coming.
The Biden administration has deployed 1,500 troops to the border and established migrant processing centers across Latin America, as well as a deal with Mexico to take back non-Mexican illegal immigrants. The Department of Homeland Security has also distributed $332 million in funding to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and local governments to help migrants who are released from custody.
Despite these efforts, the US border crisis is escalating and the Biden administration is responsible. President Giammattei tried to call the White House on the matter but nobody would take his calls. This is a clear sign that the Biden administration is not taking the situation seriously, which is why migrants are still trying to enter the US illegally.
The US cannot handle the influx of illegal immigrants and will be overwhelmed. The Biden administration needs to take more decisive action to stem the tide before it becomes too late. The US should strengthen its border security forces and increase its efforts to deport illegal immigrants. It should also ensure that the legal pathways are made more accessible to migrants in order to reduce the incentive of entering the US illegally.
As it stands, the US is facing a critical situation and the Biden administration needs to take immediate action to address the problem. Otherwise, the influx of illegal immigrants will only continue to grow and the US won’t be able to cope with the consequences.
Stop this invasion! Everyone that represents the people of this country should be down there stopping this by force if necessary!