Karine Jean-Pierre Can’t Name Anything Biden Is Doing To Boost Morale Of Border Patrol Agents
Reporter: Thanks, Karine. I have another question on the situation at the southern border. So, even ahead of the chaos of this week, morale amongst Border Patrol agents is low. They’ve been through a lot with the ongoing surge of people coming across the border … So what is President Biden doing to show America’s frontline police that he hears them and that he cares about the unprecedented issues they’re facing?
KJP: … Secretary Mayorkas spoke to this. He actually lifted up the — the CBP and said the work that they’re doing is truly trem- — tremendous … what we have seen on our end is — you’ve seen House Republicans who have voted to fire 2,000 law enforcement, those C- — those same CBP members. They voted to fire at least 2,000 … That’s why he asked Congress on his first day: Please, we have a comprehensive plan in front of you, we want you to — we want you to take a look at this, we want to fix a system …
Karine Jean-Pierre Says Biden Has No Plans To Hold Press Conference With Spanish President
Reporter: And just — just another quick one on the visit of the Spanish president tomorrow. Is there a two-and-two press conference that’s been added for that?
KJP: I don’t have a press conference to read out to you. As you know, we are — the President is very much looking forward to speaking w- — to speaking with the leader. I just don’t have anything more to share.
Q: Biden is finishing Trump’s job? A: We sought to end Title 42, markedly different than Trump
Reporter: So they were saying here that Republicans have changed the administration — on the border. But at the same time, some Democrats are saying that President Biden broke his promise of having a more humane immigration system and that he is finishing Trump’s job. So, I ask you: How is it more humane to expel people and penalize them … You were just saying that the number of the deportation was the highest last year of any year.
MAYORKAS: So let me just — the words have legal significance. So an expulsion is what happens under the public health authority of Title 42. We sought to end the application of Title 42 some time ago.
This administration stands markedly different than the prior administration. Markedly different.
We rescinded rule that punishes accessing public resources, unprecedented expansion of lawful pathways
MAYORKAS: We have rescinded the public charge rule that punishes individuals who’ve migrated to the United States just for accessing public resources to which they are entitled. We have granted temporary protected status to quite a number of countries. This President has led the unprecedented expansion of lawful pathways. We stand markedly different than the prior administration. We do not resemble it at all … We have resumed refugee processing ar- — all around the world. And these regional processing centers are going to accelerate the — (coughs) — pardon me — the refugee process in an unprecedented way.
We are a nation of immigrants, and we are a nation of laws. And those laws provide that if one qualifies for humanitarian relief, then one has established the basis to remain in the United States. And if one has not, then one is to be removed. And that is exactly what is going to happen.
Q: encourage more children since exempt unaccompanied kids? A: No, we’re expanding lawful pathways unprecedented
Reporter: Mr. Secretary, are you concerned that the new asylum regulations will encourage more children to leave their families since unaccompanied kids are exempt?
MAYORKAS: No. No, we are — no, we are not. It is an obligation for us to address the needs of unaccompanied children. So, we are — we do not have that concern … And we are expanding lawful pathways to an unprecedented degree under the President’s leadership.
Q: not going to bring family detention back at all? A: alternatives to detention just monitor
Reporter: First, have you ruled out family detention as an option? …
MAYORKAS: … the first part of your question was family detention. This administration ended family detention in March of 2021.
Reporter: And so you’re not going to bring it back at all?
MAYORKAS: We’ve made — we’ve made it clear that families who are in immigration enforcement proceedings — including in expedited removal proceedings, a more accelerated immigration enforcement process — will be on alternatives to detention. The conditions of alternatives to detention may be increased as the situation warrants.
Reporter: Increased to — to what?
MAYORKAS: So, for example, we could place heads of household under curfews so that we are better able to monitor their activities …
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Border Crisis: Biden Fails Border Patrol Agents Not Boost Morale, Broken Promises, finishing Trump’s job