Homeland Security Sec. Mayorkas is defending the country's border policies, insisting the Biden administration was taking a strong enough stance on a surge of migration while batting away claims it was being overly strict.
May 14, 2023, 9:49 AMDepartment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas delivers remarks on"planning and operations" ahead of the lifting of the Title 42 order, during a press briefing at U.S. Customs and Border Protection headquarters in Washington, D.C., May 10, 2023.
"This is not an asylum ban. We have a humanitarian obligation as well as a matter of security to cut the ruthless smugglers out. That is a responsibility of government and we are doing that, and Jon, it is not a ban at all," Mayorkas told "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl. The secretary's comments come as Biden faces a barrage of criticism and an avalanche of media coverage over the end of Title 42, a pandemic-era policy that allowed border officials to deport migrants illegally crossing the border.
House Republicans did pass legislation seeking to limit asylum and extend the Trump-era border wall but the bill is dead on arrival in the Senate, which is controlled by Democrats.The administration has sought to thread the needle in blunting an expected border surge, making it harder for migrants to apply for asylum while pushing back on any comparisons to the previous administration's more draconian policies.
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