DHS Secretary Alejandro Meyercas stressed that the southern border crisis ‘required a regional response’ after admitting criminals ‘sometimes’ received trucks of migrants through the border in the wake of the deadliest smuggling incident in US history. We do.
- Mayerkas acknowledged on Sunday that sometimes trucks of migrants pass through US officials at the southern border
- “This is a regional challenge that requires a regional response,” Mayerkas told CBS Face the Nation host Margaret Brennan.
- This comes after an abandoned sweating semi-truck was found on the side of the road outside San Antonio, Texas on Monday
- 53 migrants died in this incident and the condition of dozens is critical.
Alejandro Meyercas acknowledged on Sunday that trucks of migrants pass through US officials at the southern border after the deadliest human trafficking incident that killed 53 people last week.
The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said smuggling syndicates have “evolved” over the past few decades and become “extraordinarily organized”.
“This is a regional challenge that requires a regional response,” Meyerkas told CBS Face the Nation host Margaret Brennan in an interview Sunday morning.
He said border and immigration agencies within DHS are working with ‘our partners in the South’ to bring traffickers to justice and prevent more such tragedies in the future.
A semi-truck loaded with about 100 migrants was found abandoned on the side of a road on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas on Monday. The death toll rose from 50 to 53 on Wednesday and dozens of others were found in critical condition after suffering brain damage and internal bleeding from being abandoned in a tractor trailer.
Asked whether he is predicting the border crisis will become more severe, Mayerkas said, ‘No.’
DHS Secretary Alejandro Meyercas acknowledged on Sunday that sometimes trucks of migrants pass through US officials at the southern border
An abandoned sweltering semi-truck was found on the side of the road outside San Antonio, Texas, on Monday, with dozens of migrants dead or in critical condition. The death toll rose to 53 on Wednesday
The migration crisis continues to escalate under the current administration as CBP faced 239,416 migrants in May – the most since Biden took office.
The denial comes despite the number of southern border crossings setting a record three months straight under President Joe Biden.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) faced 239,416 migrants in May alone – a slight increase from April when they came in at 235,478 border jumpers.
Despite urges to close the southern border, migrants from Mexico have not stopped.
Many predict the crisis will escalate as the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the Biden administration could end the Trump-era Migrant Protection Protocol (MPP), commonly known as the Remain in Mexico policy. goes.
MPP required immigration enforcement to return migrants to Mexico after illegally crossing into the US to await their court proceedings
The 2019 policy was enacted as a way to boot asylum seekers from the country to detain or release them into the US, rather than spend taxpayer dollars as they await immigration court proceedings.
Biden’s DHS attempted to end the policy but was challenged in court. Lower court rulings said they violated process by terminating the policy, but the Supreme Court on Thursday, in a majority opinion, said they acted legally and could end the MPP.
