U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials received a directive from their Washington, DC, headquarters instructing Border Patrol sectors to increase migrant releases, according to a source.
The directive did not limit the release of migrant family unit members by nationality or reason for illegally entering the county. No process of qualifying for relief or conduct of asylum credible fear hearings was mandated. The need to quickly alleviate facility overcrowding became dire over the weekend. Asby Breitbart Texas, some Border Patrol facilities were at more than double capacity on Saturday.
On Tuesday, Maura Healey, the Democrat governor of Massachusetts, sent a letter to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas describing the migrant arrivals in her state as constituting a. In the letter, Healy claims the need to provide shelter to more than 5,500 families, including children, has overwhelmed the state’s capacity. More than 1,800 migrants and refugees are being held in hotels around the state.
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