The Biden administration is considering restarting the controversial policy that detains migrants who enter the country illegally with their children, sources familiar with the planning say.
A pair of migrant families from Brazil pass through a gap in the border wall in Yuma, Ariz., to reach the U.S. after having crossed from Mexico to seek asylum on June 10, 2021.The Biden administration is considering restarting the controversial policy that detains migrants who enter the country illegally with their children, two sources familiar with the planning confirmed.
Migrants wait for the U.S. Border Patrol to be taken to a detention center in Eagle Pass, Texas, on May 26.Two sources familiar with the planning said White House and Homeland Security officials have met multiple times in recent days to discuss what would be necessary to restart the policy when Title 42No decisions have been made yet, the sources said. Many inside the administration are resisting the move, the sources added.
Policymakers in both parties, as well as Homeland Security officials, have widely predicted a large increase in the number of migrants crossing the border when Title 42 lifts, adding to the record high number of border encounters in the past year.
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