The Department of Homeland Security issued a statement late Saturday night, on Christmas Eve, attempting to do damage control as the crisis at the border continues to rage out of control. The statement also comes as President Biden fights to have Title 42, a pandemic era policy that curbed illegal immigration, repealed.
“The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues to fully enforce our immigration and public health laws at the border. Individuals and families attempting to enter without authorization are being expelled, as required by court order under the Title 42 public health authority, or placed into removal proceedings. As temperatures remain dangerously low all along the border, no one should put their lives in the hands of smugglers, or risk life and limb attempting to cross only to be returned,” the statement reads. Read more…