On 5/12/2023, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Friday said mass releases of illegals aren’t happening. Migrants are pouring over the US border after Title 42 expired on Friday at midnight. Title 42, a Trump-era policy that forced migrants seeking asylum to remain in Mexico while their immigration case made it through the system, expired. According to some estimates, there are more than 1 million ‘gotaways’ in the US. Karine Jean-Pierre says it’s not happening. US District Judge from the Northern District of Florida T. Kent Wetherell II, a Trump appointee on Thursday evening temporarily blocked the Biden Regime from releasing illegals into the US without notices to appear in court.

Karine Jean-Pierre Is Unable To Say How Many Migrant Children Are Currently In U.S. Custody
On 5/12/2023, Fox News correspondent Jacqui Heinrich asked Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “Can you tell us how many migrant children are presently in U.S. custody?”

KJP: I — I would refer you to the HHS. I — I don’t have — don’t have those numbers in front — in front of me.

Reporter: Their website has not reported any data on this since January, and they’re typically reported once a month … I just want to know why that data is not there and if it’s being kept somewhere else, if it’ll be released to us.

KJP: … as the data, that is something that comes from HHS, so I would have to refer you to them.

Reporter: Will you — will the administration be working to track that down? Because especially after the New York Times report that HHS lost contact with 85,000 children over the course of the last two years and lost immediate contact with a third of migrant children, that data not being there is
alarming.

KJP: I expect HHS to provide that data. That is something that they would have for you — to share with you. I just don’t have a da- — that data right at this time.

Jean-Pierre Says Inability To Release Illegal Aliens Into Cities Without Court Dates Is “Sabotage”

Reporter: On the — on the ruling in Florida last night against these releases and the Biden administration’s statement in that legal filing that 45,000 individuals are going to be in custody by the end of this month — right? — if they go forward with this process of releases, what’s the backup plan now?

KJP: So let me just say on the ruling that you just you — just laid out to me: So, look, the way we see that — it’s sabotage. It’s pure and — and simple. That’s how that reads to us. The claims that CB- — CBP is allowing or encouraging mass release of migrants and — is just categorically false. That is not what’s occurring. That is not what’s happening. And it is a — it is a harmful ruling, and the Department of Justice is going to fight it … just last night, ICE announced that it is adding thousands more beds. But, look, Republican elected officials continue to play games here, they continue to have political stunts …

Q: sabotage pure & simple or “thanks to Florida for stepping up” A: completely shameful political play
Reporter: you just described the ruling as — from last night as “sabotage, pure and simple.” But it ju- — it does change how the administration potentially handles the situation on the southern border for at least the next 14 days. So what changes may or may not be made policy-wise on the southern border?

KJP: What I can say — look, I said this already: It’s a harmful ruling. We’re going to let the Department of Justice deal with this ruling. What we’re going to do — and I just mentioned, ICE has — has announced adding a — thousands more beds …

Reporter: The — the ruling came from the state of Florida. The governor there, Ron DeSantis, commented about it today. He said, “Maybe it will prompt some introspection in the Biden administration. I doubt it very seriously. What they’re doing is a total disgrace, so thanks to Florida for stepping up.” Do you have any —

KJP: … The President put — put forth a proposal to fix this broken system that has been broken for decades … what we’re seeing from Republican officials is completely shameful because it’s political play. That’s what we’re seeing.

Q: are you saying Florida AG to sabotage or Trump-appointed judge? A: we expand legal pathways

Reporter: Just to follow up on your comments that the decision was sabotage. To be precise, are you saying that the Florida attorney general was attempting to sabotage your policy or the Trump-appointed judge in Florida?

KJP: So, here’s what I — here’s what I’ll say. I won’t go into specific person … even before Title 42 lifted, the Attorney General of Florida filed suit to sabotage our effort to humanely and effectively manage the border. And so that’s what we’ve been seeing from Republican officials over and over again for the past several months. Instead of trying to deal with ….

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Illegal Alien Releases Blocked: KJP Calls it “Sabotage”; Claims Mass Releases Aren’t Happening