US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said that a dramatic new border policy would go into effect at midnight and an expected surge in migrants seeking asylum would put a strain on the system
"Our borders are not open," Mayorkas told reporters at a White House briefing, warning of tougher consequences for those who try to cross the U.S. border illegally.
Migrant families caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally will generally be deported within 30 days if they fail an initial asylum screening under the new standard, Mayorkas said. A migrant shows U.S. border patrol her passport as migrants continue to gather between primary and secondary border fences as the United States prepares to lift COVID-19 era Title 42 restrictions that have blocked migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border from seeking asylum since 2020, near San Diego, California, U.S., May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake
"I can't overstate the strain on our personnel and our facilities," Mayorkas said. "We could see very crowded Border Patrol facilities."
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