On 1/3/2023, Fox News reporter Peter Doocy asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “A follow-up to some of the immigration news from over the break. Does anybody around here think that the southern border is secure?”

KJP: What I can tell you is: This is a President who has been working since day one to work on border security, to make immigration a priority. That’s why he put forth a comprehensive immigration reform plan — legislation. And here’s — here’s the thing: As the President is coming forward and trying to come up with solutions, the difference here is that you have Republicans, as you know, who are doing political stunts. And, you know — and we’ve called that out over and over and over again. And the President is willing — is willing to work with Congress … But this is an issue that the President has taken very, very seriously since day one of his administration.

Doocy: But roughly 7,000 migrants crossing every day illegally. Does the White House believe the border is secure?

KJP: Look, I’ve told you what we have done, what we have made this a priority to make sure —

Doocy: The things that you have done, are they working?

KJP: — to make sure that there’s border security measures. Look —

Doocy: And is it working?

KJP: But, look, here’s the thing, Peter: The President has taken historic actions — right? — that no other President has been able to do …

The Supreme Court’s order gives Republicans in Congress plenty of time, we believe, to move past political finger-porti- — pointing and — and join our Democratic colleagues to fix and to work to fix this problem and come forth — come forth with a comprehensive way to move forward.

Reporter: But do you agree with the Court that you have that authority? Yes or no?

KJP: So, the way — the way that I can speak to it from here — I’m not going to get into specifics — the way that we see it is, we’re going to comply with what the Supreme Court justices ruled in its current — in its current form with Title 42.

Reporter: Right. So I’m trying to understand: Is there a difference of legal opinion here?

KJP: Look, I — I’m just not going to get into — dive into the legal opinion here or legal — kind

Reporter: On Title 42 — so, the Court says the administration still has the power to discontinue the policy on its own if it so chooses. I know you’ve said you’re complying with the Court — you know, deferring to them. But is it your understanding that the administration has this authority or not?

KJP: So, a way — I know we haven’t really responded to this because we haven’t had a briefing. So, look, I’ll say this, just to kind of give a reaction here on the Supreme Court: So, look, the Supreme Court’s order keeps the current Title 42 policy in place while the Court reviews the matter in 2023. We will, of course — the way that we see it — comply with the order and prepare for the Court’s review. But at the same time, we’re advancing our preparations, as I’ve mentioned, to manage the border in a secure, orderly, and humane way when Title 42 eventually lifts … as this process has moved forward. To truly fix our broken immigration system, though, we need Congress to act. We saw the President, on his first day in office, put forth a comprehensive immigration policy — legislation — and that — he did that to show how important this was, how much of a priority this was for him.

The Supreme Court’s order gives Republicans in Congress plenty of time, we believe, to move past political finger-porti- — pointing and — and join our Democratic colleagues to fix and to work to fix this problem and come forth — come forth with a comprehensive way to move forward.

Reporter: But do you agree with the Court that you have that authority? Yes or no?

KJP: So, the way — the way that I can speak to it from here — I’m not going to get into specifics — the way that we see it is, we’re going to comply with what the Supreme Court justices ruled in its current — in its current form with Title 42.

Reporter: Right. So I’m trying to understand: Is there a difference of legal opinion here?

KJP: Look, I — I’m just not going to get into — dive into the legal opinion here or legal — kind of, the legal back-and-forth on this or any of the nuance.

What I can say is we’re going to comply with what the Supreme Court announced and their — they ordered just last week. But I’m not going get into the — any legal opinion.

Reporter: But you can’t say whether or not you think you have that authority or not?

KJP: I’m just not — I’m just not going speak about it from here. That’s a DOJ’s legal — is doing the legal components of this. What I can say is we’re going to comply with the Supreme Court order as it stands from last week.

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Q: southern border secure? 7,000 migrants crossing every day; A: Biden taken historic actions, since Day 1