Trump slams Biden for migrant ‘tsunami’ at Mexican border
From NYPOST.COM
Former President Donald Trump on Friday accused President Biden of inspiring a “tsunami” of migration at the US-Mexico border by undoing Trump’s policies on asylum and illegal immigration.
Trump fired off a 428-word emailed attack pinning responsibility on Biden for the border surge that’s already required the opening of two overflow facilities for unaccompanied minors.
“Our border is now totally out of control thanks to the disastrous leadership of Joe Biden,” Trump wrote.
“A mass incursion into the country by people who should not be here is happening on an hourly basis, getting worse by the minute. Many have criminal records, and many others have and are spreading covid. Interior enforcement has been shut down — criminals that were once promptly removed by our Administration are now being released back onto the street to commit heinous and violent crimes,” Trump said.
“The spiraling tsunami at the border is overwhelming local communities, depleting budgets, crowding hospitals, and taking jobs from legal American workers. When I left office, we had achieved the most secure border in our country’s history. Under Biden, it will soon be worse, more dangerous, and more out of control than ever before. He has violated his oath of office to uphold our Constitution and enforce our laws.”
Biden halted construction of Trump’s Mexico border wall and last month began to end the “Remain in Mexico” policy, under which about 71,000 Central American asylum applicants were awaiting rulings in Mexico. Asylum seekers who are allowed to await rulings inside the US can in some circumstances get work permits while they wait.
In January, which featured the final weeks of Trump’s term and the start of Biden’s, border agents detained nearly 78,000 people, up from 36,679 in January 2020. About 2,200 unaccompanied children crossed the border each week in February.
“I had a great relationship with Mexico, and its wonderful president, but all of that has been dissipated by the gross incompetence and radicalism of the people currently in charge. The Remain in Mexico Policy was incredible, ... (Read more)
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