Dude, read something besides the tinfoil media...seriously. Remember, you demand to be lied to so they shovel you the shit that will keep you coming back. You never hear the truth.
"The drop in encounters with migrants between ports of entry after the expiration of the Title 42 policy took many by surprise. Border agents logged more than 10,000 migrants daily in the days leading up to the end of the policy, which for more than three years had allowed border agents to rapidly expel asylum-seekers without a hearing.
When the restrictions were lifted, the Biden administration implemented a new policy limiting asylum eligibility for migrants who transited through another country en route to the U.S.-Mexico border.
The administration paired those restrictions with policies that expanded other pathways for migrants to enter the U.S. legally, including by scheduling an appointment on a government app to make an asylum request at a port of entry along the border.
Between May 12 and 31, Border Patrol agents encountered an average of 3,500 migrants crossing the border in between ports of entry each day, plus roughly 1,200 migrants presenting at designated ports of entry, including those using the smartphone app, according to CBP.
“As a result of comprehensive planning and preparation efforts, there has been a significant reduction in encounters along the Southwest border since the return to full Title 8 immigration enforcement on May 12,” Troy Miller, who is leading CBP, said Tuesday in a news release.
“As we continue to execute our plans — including delivering strengthened consequences for those who cross unlawfully while expanding access to lawful pathways and processes — we will continue to monitor changes in encounter trends and adjust our response as necessary.”
Dylan Corbett, executive director of the Hope Border Institute, a faith-based organization in El Paso, Texas, described a “mixed reality” at the border.
“The reality is we have a mixed system at the border, and that’s the legacy of harsh deterrence mechanisms the administration has continued to embrace, while also opening up some channels for those who need them,” Corbett said.
He said some shelters are full, but that the numbers of migrants entering the country “are not unmanageable.”
Brown said the lower numbers could be attributed to messaging surrounding the Biden administration’s new restrictions.
“The information we had heard was that migrants were believing, they were being told by smugglers and others, that after Title 42 ended, the border would be open,” Brown said. “What happened was, though, that I think the administration was quite successful, maybe for the first time ever, with a messaging campaign in Spanish language, in Central America and South America and Mexico that said, ‘No, actually it’s going to be tougher.’”
Decrease in border crossings hasn’t slowed Republican criticism - Roll Call
A reported decline in unauthorized border crossings in the month since pandemic-era asylum restrictions expired hasn't slowed GOP criticism.
