On 12/13/2022, a reporter asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “Next week, Title 42 is coming to an end. How is the administration preparing for that? And what more is the President prepared to do to stop people from crossing the border regularly into the United States, illegally in many cases?”
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, what we are doing to need to prepare — we are asking Congress, as you all know, for the resources. We’ve been coordinating with leaders across the Western Hemisphere. As you all know, we’ve reported on — of meetings that we’ve had and actions that we have taken … And we’ll — and we’ll certainly have more in the coming days. But, look, you know, you’ve heard us say this before, and we put the question to Co- — to Congress: And what — what are they going to do here? What — Republicans are asking, you know, how are we going to secure the border. I’ve listed out on ways that we’ve tried and work — to work on that … So why don’t they work with us on this particular issue that is important to — important to Americans across the country? And we’re asking for them to join us on this — on this issue as well.
Reporter: Thanks, Karine. On immigration, how concerned is the administration that there will be this unprecedented surge of migrants trying to come across the border once Title 42 goes away?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, look, as you note — as — I know you guys are all tracking that Secretary Mayorkas is in El Paso today. And he’s assessing operations … look — look, this is something — again, the first day of the President’s administration, he put forth a — a comprehensive immigration reform bill because he understands how important this is. We have taken action. We have — we have given the Department of Homeland Security historic funding to deal with this very issue. And so, we’re going to continue to monitor this. As I mentioned, Mayorkas was down at the — at — in El Paso to talk …
Reporter: There are some lawmakers who are arguing that Title 42 should be extended somehow. Does the White House believe that’s even possible?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, look, you know, we are required by court order to lift Title 42 by December 21st. That is the court order that we have been given. And Department of Justice is going to lead that effort in what happens next, so I’m not going to get ahead of that. But again, you know, this is a court order that we’re following here.
Reporter: Thanks, Karine. There are reports that the administration is considering slashing the number of Cubans, Haitians, and Nicaraguans arriving at the border who would be eligible for asylum, while creating new narrow pathways for those nationals to apply for some legal status here. The concern is this was a model that was actually designed by Stephen Miller in the prior administration. So is it true that the administration is considering this new structure for these foreign nationals?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, look, I — I was asked this question last week, and I don’t have anything new to preview or to discuss at this time about any policy changes or any policy announcement. So don’t have anything to add. But I have heard those reportings, and I did speak to this last week as well.
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Q: how prepared/concerned unprecedented migrant surge once Title 42 goes away? A: blame GOPs; Biden day 1 reform