Biden touts 70% drop in illegal immigration after ending Title 42.

The Biden Administration’s Plan is Working: Historic Drop in Unlawful Crossings at the US-Mexico Border

The unprecedented surge in illegal immigration that Republicans and Democrats claimed would overtake the border if the Biden administration ended the Title 42 policy has instead been a historic drop in unlawful crossings.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a sharp decrease in the number of illegal immigrants encountered at the US-Mexico border since it chose to do away with Title 42 on May 11. DHS took a victory lap for the success of its planning and execution, which combined stiffer consequences for unlawful entry with a historic expansion of lawful pathways and processes. Unlawful entries between ports of entry along the Southwest Border have decreased by more than 70 percent since May 11.

New Legal Pathways for Admission

The Biden administration attributed the drop to its implementation of new legal pathways for admission that led many would-be illegal crossers to apply through these new channels rather than enter illegally. Approximately 23,000 immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela were admitted into the country in that time through the Biden administration’s expanded use of parole for admission. The 23,000 people were among those who otherwise may have attempted to cross the border illegally and then seek asylum.

Tens of Thousands of Illegal Immigrants Apprehended and Flown Out of the Country

For illegal immigrants who were apprehended, DHS said tens of thousands were immediately flown out of the country, as it had warned would occur once it stopped automatically expelling immigrants, as was protocol under Title 42. Between May 12 and June 2, more than 38,400 people were removed from the country to more than 80 countries.

“The Administration’s plan is working as intended,” DHS said in a statement. “We are cognizant, however, that the conditions in the hemisphere that are driving unprecedented movements of people are still present and that the cartels and coyotes will continue to spread disinformation about any potential changes to policies at the border in order to put migrants’ lives at risk for profit.”

Conclusion

The success of the Biden administration’s plan is evident in the historic drop in unlawful crossings at the US-Mexico border. The implementation of new legal pathways for admission has led many would-be illegal crossers to apply through these new channels rather than enter illegally. Tens of thousands of illegal immigrants who were apprehended were immediately flown out of the country, as was protocol under Title 42. The Biden administration’s plan is working as intended, but the conditions in the hemisphere that are driving unprecedented movements of people are still present, and the cartels and coyotes will continue to spread disinformation about any potential changes to policies at the border in order to put migrants’ lives at risk for profit.