#shorts Reporter: The Title 8 enforcement you’re talking about — you’re trying to send a message. The critics of the administration would argue this is a message that you could and probably should have sent earlier on in the administration. Can you walk us through the deliberation? How did you arrive at the idea that there should be a presumption of ineligibility and why was that policy not announced earlier?

MAYORKAS: So, in response to your precise question, we sought to end Title 42, the public health authority earlier. We sought to roll out our immigration enforcement authorities under Title 8 of the United States Code earlier. We were enjoined from doing so by a court.

Reporter: But specifically, the asylum policy, the presumption of inadmissibility — why not come out with that sooner? You’re trying to send a message now. And —

MAYORKAS: It’s not a — it’s not a message. We — we don’t promulgate a regulation …

Reporter: But, respectfully, sir, it’s on the screen behind you as deterrence: “New regulation directing migrants…”

MAYORKAS: That’s not a — that’s not a message. That’s a — that’s an impact on human behavior.

On 5/11/2023, at a White House press briefing, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas took questions for almost an hour from reporters on the occasion of the border with Mexico being overrun by migrants as the Title 42 exclusion rule is set to expire nationwide at midnight EDT Thursday.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/f4aKV0gG8E4
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