{"id":590349,"date":"2023-09-08T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/biden-doesnt-have-a-long-term-plan-for-migrant-surges-at-the-southwest-border\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T18:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T15:30:00","slug":"biden-doesnt-have-a-long-term-plan-for-migrant-surges-at-the-southwest-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/biden-doesnt-have-a-long-term-plan-for-migrant-surges-at-the-southwest-border\/","title":{"rendered":"#Biden doesn\u2019t have a long-term plan for migrant surges at the Southwest border"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Collage-Maker-30-Aug-2023-12-15-PM-7946.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oig.dhs.gov\/about\">inspector general<\/a> recently issued a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oig.dhs.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/assets\/2023-09\/OIG-23-45-Aug23.pdf\">report<\/a> finding a need for improvement in the way Customs and Border Protection (CBP) plans for temporary and permanent detention facilities along the Southwest border. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The agency has improved its response to migrant surges by adding temporary facilities, but it has focused on short-term fixes, not long-term solutions. Moreover, CBP did not consider alternatives before turning to the addition of more temporary facilities.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The migrants in these surges have not gone through the screening processes required for <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/travel.state.gov\/content\/travel\/en\/us-visas\/immigrate\/the-immigrant-visa-process\/step-1-submit-a-petition.html\">immigrant<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/travel.state.gov\/content\/travel\/en\/us-visas\/tourism-visit\/visitor.html\">visitors<\/a> visas, which increases the need for effective screening at the border processing centers.<\/p>\n<p>The report concluded that CBP may not be prepared for future migrant surges or for a higher steady state of migrants in custody.<\/p>\n<p>This is not a new problem. The <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2022\/04\/27\/key-facts-about-title-42-the-pandemic-policy-that-has-reshaped-immigration-enforcement-at-u-s-mexico-border\/\">rationale<\/a> for the Title 42 order was to avoid holding migrants in the crowded CBP processing facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>New York City\u2019s health commissioner, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/site\/doh\/about\/about-doh\/the-commissioner.page\">Dr. Ashwin Vasan<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/04\/18\/bidens-open-borders-are-bringing-contagious-diseases-to-your-neighborhood\/\">says<\/a> the migrants without visas that the administration is releasing into the country are bringing other contagious diseases into the country now.<\/p>\n<p>The processing centers are still crowded. In May 2023, Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) shared a video of migrants standing amid makeshift beds at the processing center he visited. It was <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/05\/15\/shocking-video-shows-border-patrol-center-in-el-paso-teeming-with-migrants\/\">handling<\/a> about 6,000 migrants despite its maximum capacity of 1,000.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden knew his border policies could cause an increase in the number of migrants seeking admission without visas. At a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/joe-biden-donald-trump-foreign-policy-delaware-wilmington-1149b07b899e0bb9b50b30348f0983d8\">press conference<\/a> a month before he started his presidency, he said he would not be able to roll back the previous administration\u2019s restrictive border policies right away. \u201cThe last thing we need is to say we\u2019re going to stop im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely [\u2026] and then end up with 2 million people on our border.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Nevertheless, he <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/01\/20\/politics\/immigration-daca-border-wall-biden-agenda\/index.html\">reversed key policies of the previous administration<\/a> a few hours after taking the oath of office. His reversals included ending the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> ban, ramping down the remain in Mexico program, and revoking an interior enforcement executive order.<\/p>\n<p>The Border Patrol <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>rehended more than 1.6 million illegal border crossers in the first fiscal year of Biden\u2019s presidency. This was the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/assets\/documents\/2021-Aug\/US59B8~1.PDF\">highest<\/a> number of illegal crossings recorded along the Southwest border in any fiscal year since the government <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/10\/22\/us\/politics\/border-crossings-immigration-record-high.html?referringSource=articleShare\">began<\/a> tracking such entries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Too little, too late<\/strong><\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>In February 2022, Homeland Security (DHS) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/568069079\/Southwest-Border-Mass-Irregular-Migration-Contingency-Plan-Feb-2022\">issued<\/a> the \u201cSouthwest Border Mass Irregular Migration Contingency Plan\u201d for creating the infrastructure needed to process migrants quickly, safely and humanely at the Southwest border and in the interior.<\/p>\n<p>CBP is working on an\u201cIntegrated SWB Mass Irregular Migration Contingency Plan\u201dto implement the DHS plan, but it hasn\u2019t finished it yet. The estimated completion date is March 29, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The contingency plan includes this summary:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThe immediate priorities of this Plan are to establish the methods for coordinating USG [United States Government] contingency response to humanely prevent and respond to irregular migration while limiting disruptions to legitimate trade and travel and ensuring protections for those migrants who are seeking relief or protection for which they may be eligible.<\/p>\n<p>Working collectively in a Whole of Western Hemisphere approach, DHS, in conjunction with international and homeland security enterprise mission partners, will ensure the integrity of the SWB and set the foundation for future hemispheric migration reform.<\/p>\n<p>The near-term goal is to create sustainable capacity and capability to process migrants quickly, safely, and humanely at the SWB and the interior. Long term priorities include addressing the root causes of migration by improving conditions across the SWB-IMZ through the development of sustainable capacity and capability.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The Western Hemisphere approach is <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wola.org\/analysis\/bidens-first-year-policies-toward-latin-america\/\">not new<\/a>. Biden has been doing this since the beginning of his presidency.<\/p>\n<p>The root causes approach is not new either. When Biden was Barack Obama\u2019s vice president, he was the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/articles\/the-imperative-to-address-the-root-causes-of-migration-from-central-america\/\">point-man<\/a> for the administration\u2019s $750 million <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.everycrsreport.com\/files\/20191112_R44812_41d987addf0d4f3f2bad927a7daf155c14fb3c7e.pdf\">Alliance for Prosperity<\/a>, which addressed the root causes of migration from Central America by promoting prosperity, improving security and strengthening governance in that region.<\/p>\n<p>The plan <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/articles\/the-imperative-to-address-the-root-causes-of-migration-from-central-america\/\">help<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/articles\/the-imperative-to-address-the-root-causes-of-migration-from-central-america\/\">e<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/articles\/the-imperative-to-address-the-root-causes-of-migration-from-central-america\/\">d<\/a> to reduce migration in the short term but failed to have a lasting impact on poor and corrupt governance. Nor did it transform economies or reduce violence enough to create the labor markets needed to create sustainable livelihoods.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p><strong>Elephant in the room<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The current situation isn\u2019t going to improve until the number of migrants coming here without going through the visa application process is reduced to a manageable level, and that won\u2019t happen while the administration is encouraging them to come.<\/p>\n<p>I agree with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cis.org\/Bensman\">Todd Bensman<\/a> of the Center for Immigration Studies that whether migrants are willing to pay the fees smugglers charge to sneak them into the country depends on how likely it is that they will be able to get in and stay. And the likelihood of getting in and staying has been extraordinarily high during the Biden presidency.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>His administration has <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cis.org\/Arthur\/Bidens-Released-Least-2020522-Southwest-Border-Migrants\">released more than 2 million<\/a> illegal border crossers into the country, and it has virtually <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ice.gov\/doclib\/news\/guidelines-civilimmigrationlaw.pdf\">eliminated deportability<\/a> for just being in the United States unlawfully.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the administration has been encouraging migrants without visas to come here by creating what it calls <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2023\/01\/05\/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-new-border-enforcement-actions\/#:~:text=The%20Biden%2DHarris%20Administration%20intends,Hemisphere%20this%20Fiscal%20Year%20alone.\">legal pathways<\/a>, such as the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/CHNV\">humanitarian parole initiative<\/a> and the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/about\/mobile-apps-directory\/cbpone\">CBP One<\/a> mobile application program; and with its <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heritage.org\/immigration\/commentary\/catch-and-release-has-become-greet-and-release\">catch-and-release<\/a> practice for those who are apprehended after making an illegal entry.<\/p>\n<p>Realistically, asylum is their only path to permanent resident status, and our asylum system is overwhelmed already.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/trac.syr.edu\/aboutTRACgeneral.html\">TRAC<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/trac.syr.edu\/immigration\/quickfacts\/eoir.html?fbclid=IwAR3Y4TfAey2SGA3Gf0a0yRvhEKPV0TRwN-KleZrvsOxjjyh0d1pJv9h6G8g\">statistics<\/a>, as of July 2023, the immigration court had received 1,077,916 new cases in fiscal 2023, and it only had closed 536,490 during that period. This increased the backlog to 2,503,251 cases.<\/p>\n<p>And it isn\u2019t likely that the administration will make it more difficult for migrants without visas to get in and stay in.<\/p>\n<p><em>Nolan Rappaport<\/em><em> was detailed to the House Judiciary Committee as an Executive Branch Immigration Law Expert for three years. He subsequently served as an immigration counsel for the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Claims for four years. Prior to working on the Judiciary Committee, he wrote decisions for the Board of Immigration Appeals for 20 years. Follow him at <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nolanrappaport.blogspot.com\">https:\/\/nolanrappaport.blogspot.com<\/a>\/.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. 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