As in 2023, U.S. Senator Katie Britt is continuing calls for Democrats in Washington to address the illegal immigration crisis in 2024. Britt has accused President Joe Biden, Senate Democrats, as well as the media of ignoring a “national security and a humanitarian crisis on our border,” that multiplies each day.
Secretary Mayorkas here 1) pretends catch and release isn’t a mass migration magnet, and 2) doesn’t tell truth on removals.
1.3+ million illegal border crossers w/ final orders of removal haven’t been removed— & this number is only growing, not shrinking.pic.twitter.com/F0UVWpopRp
— Senator Katie Boyd Britt (@SenKatieBritt) January 9, 2024
Britt (R-Montgomery) argued Wednesday that the president is misleading the American people on the issue by abusing the immigration parole process.
“This is a critical problem,” Britt said on X. “Parole doesn’t stop people who have no real legal basis to be in the U.S. from entering. The Admin abuses parole to reroute some of them to ports of entry, misleadingly making crossing numbers look better. The crisis needs to be ended. Not covered up.”
This is a critical problem—Parole doesn’t stop people who have no real legal basis to be in the U.S. from entering. The Admin abuses parole to reroute some of them to ports of entry, misleadingly making crossing numbers look better.
The crisis needs to be ended. Not covered up. https://t.co/bWbMJDkTsr
— Senator Katie Boyd Britt (@SenKatieBritt) January 10, 2024
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas admitted earlier this week that more than 85% of illegal immigrants caught at the border are eventually released into the interior of the country.
Britt reacted to the numbers and called on the Biden administration to end its catch and release program.
“There are already 6.8 million illegal border crossers in our nation’s interior on the non-detained docket—about 20% have their final orders of removal,” she explained. “This docket is rapidly growing, because the Biden Admin continues catch & release and doesn’t prioritize interior enforcement.”
There are already 6.8 million illegal border crossers in our nation’s interior on the non-detained docket—about 20% have their final orders of removal.
This docket is rapidly growing, because the Biden Admin continues catch & release and doesn’t prioritize interior enforcement. https://t.co/mCN1iMMFmd
— Senator Katie Boyd Britt (@SenKatieBritt) January 10, 2024
Her comments come as a bipartisan group of senators are still in the process of trying to negotiate a deal that would fund aid to Ukraine and increase border security measures.
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While the House has already passed a border security bill, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has refused to take up the issue, causing Britt and other Republicans to condemn his inaction.
“Sen. Schumer has refused to bring appropriations bills to the floor for months, instead prioritizing more partisan nominees,” Britt said. “The result is another government shutdown deadline looming and a total legislative logjam. The American people deserve better.”
.@ChuckGrassley is right.
Sen. Schumer has refused to bring appropriations bills to the floor for months, instead prioritizing more partisan nominees. The result is another government shutdown deadline looming and a total legislative logjam. The American people deserve better. https://t.co/p96dppiR8K
— Senator Katie Boyd Britt (@SenKatieBritt) January 9, 2024
Britt believes this border crisis is a direct result of bad policies by the Biden administration.
“American students’ education is now being disrupted because of this Administration’s border crisis,” she said. “Yet another consequence of mass migration on our nation’s interior— and another reason that catch and release must end, and Remain in Mexico must return.”
American students’ education is now being disrupted because of this Administration’s border crisis.
Yet another consequence of mass migration on our nation’s interior— and another reason that catch and release must end, and Remain in Mexico must return.https://t.co/PmHQXFwRnZ
— Senator Katie Boyd Britt (@SenKatieBritt) January 10, 2024
Yaffee is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts “The Yaffee Program” weekdays 9-11 a.m. on WVNN. You can follow him on Twitter @Yaffee
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