“I want to be very clear: Our borders are not open,” Mayorkas said during a White House news briefing.
Hours before the pandemic-era Title 42 policy was set to end, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Thursday warned migrants not to head for the United States’ southern border. Hours before the pandemic-era Title 42 policy was set to end, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Thursday warned migrants not to head for the United States’ southern border
The policy’s expiration is expected to bring a surge of migrants to the border — and Mayorkas said officials already are seeing high numbers of encounters there. The Biden administration, however, has been trying to send a message to migrants that they should not travel to the border but instead apply for legal pathways into the country using a mobile app.
Mayorkas said the Biden administration has been preparing since 2021 for the end of Title 42. In anticipation of more encounters, the Biden administration has deployed to the border an additional 24,000 Border Patrol agents, 1,500 troops and more than 1,000 processing coordinators, as well as additional contractors and judges.
At times Thursday, the Homeland Security chief attempted to speak directly to migrants, at one point cautioning them about smugglers falsely claiming the U.S. border is open.
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