Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Tuesday on Fox News Channel’s “Your World” that the Biden administration “took action” to support border security “a long time ago” and “has been enforcing the law since day one.” ” he claimed. However, policies may take time to take effect.
moderator Neil Kabuto asked while discussing the Senate’s immigration bill. “Okay, but the president has already done a lot of the things that are in this bill, and many people are criticizing his actions, so why did it take so long?” 4,000 times per day This measure, which would close the border in the event of a border crossing, and other measures aimed at speeding up asylum cases and completing them within 180 days instead of waiting years, are things that President Biden could have implemented from the get-go. This includes things that should have happened. But I didn’t, don’t you think that’s strange? ”
Mayorkas said, “Neil, we took action a long time ago. And migration is a very dynamic phenomenon, and we are seeing results that take time to take hold. We have also built capabilities in other countries, including those that do not develop overnight and may take time to mature, and we will continue to take action within our authority. Congressional action is needed.”
Mr. Kabuto then asked: “But I think a lot of people found it strange. No offense, Secretary, but your predecessor, Secretary Chad Wolf, also said, “We’re almost three and a half years into the crisis.” “He was one of the people who said the crisis is finally here.”They are starting to take these executive actions, and these are the steps we have been begging the administration to take for two and a half to three years. This is what I have done. What do you say to that?
Mr. Mayorkas replied: “That’s not accurate. That’s what I said. We introduced asylum staff rules through regulations. We introduced legal route avoidance rules through regulations. We introduced additional facilities This year, we have terminated or deported more than 720,000 people who are not eligible for relief under this law, the most since 2011. That’s more than we had all year. We’ve been enforcing the law since day one, despite political rhetoric suggesting the opposite.”
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