{"id":1931023,"date":"2023-05-15T05:11:33","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T09:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mayorkas-says-border-patrol-encounters-down-by-half-since-title-42-expired\/"},"modified":"2023-05-15T05:14:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T09:14:37","slug":"mayorkas-says-border-patrol-encounters-down-by-half-since-title-42-expired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mayorkas-says-border-patrol-encounters-down-by-half-since-title-42-expired\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayorkas reports 50% decrease in Border Patrol encounters after Title 42 expiration."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmayorkas-says-border-patrol-encounters-down-by-half-since-title-42-expired%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1931023&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Border Patrol Encounters Drop by Half Following Title 42 Expiration<\/h2>\n<p>Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced on Sunday that the number of U.S. Border Patrol encounters has decreased by 50% in the two days since Title 42 expired. Mayorkas revealed that around 6,300 encounters took place on Friday and 4,200 on Saturday, marking a significant decrease from the over 10,000 reported before the end of Title 42. During an interview on CNN, Mayorkas credited a \u201cvitally important message\u201d encouraging people arriving at the border to take legal pathways toward entry, which he said has been expanded by President Joe Biden in \u201can unprecedented way.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Stiffer Punishments Under Title 8<\/h3>\n<p>Mayorkas also touted stiffer punishments under Title 8, which can include deportation, a five-year ban on entry, and possible criminal prosecution. However, Mayorkas conceded it is \u201cstill early\u201d to tell when asked by \u201cState of the Union\u201d anchor Dana Bash whether the \u201csurge\u201d at the U.S.-Mexico border has \u201cpeaked.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Republicans and Democrats React<\/h3>\n<p>The pandemic-era Title 42, which allowed authorities to quickly turn away migrants at the border on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-border-agents-are-bracing-for-disaster-expect-170000-illegal-immigrants-in-just-one-month\/\" title=\"Report: Border Agents Are Bracing for \u201cDisaster,\u201d Expect 170,000 Illegal Immigrants in Just One Month\">public health grounds<\/a>, came to a close at the end of Thursday, and not everyone is pleased with the Biden administration\u2019s handling of the situation. Republicans have been quick to fault what they say is the government\u2019s \u201copen border\u201d policies ahead of what many expected to be a large influx of illegal crossings. And some Democrats have chastised the Biden administration for not doing more. Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), for instance, said federal agencies \u201chave had time to plan, but their efforts have fallen short\u201d when it comes to helping border communities.<\/p>\n<h3>Mayorkas Responds to Criticism<\/h3>\n<p>Mayorkas said he would \u201crespectfully disagree\u201d when asked by Bash to respond to Democrats who believe the Biden administration has \u201cfallen short.\u201d He pointed to preparations for the expected influx of people, including the deployment of thousands more personnel and resources to assist Border Patrol. \u201cIt\u2019s extraordinary what we\u2019ve done over the past 18 months or so,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h3>Federal Judge Blocks Plan to \u201cParole\u201d Migrants<\/h3>\n<p>A federal judge in Florida issued a ruling on Thursday to block officials from carrying out a plan to \u201cparole\u201d migrants at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbp-issues-report-to-ice-orders-to-illegal-immigrants\/\" title=\"CBP issues \u201creport to ICE\u201d orders to illegal immigrants\">overcrowded holding facilities<\/a> without a mandated court day, an order which the White House called \u201csabotage\u201d and Mayorkas said was \u201cvery harmful.\u201d During an appearance on ABC\u2019s \u201cThis Week,\u201d Mayorkas said \u201ca number\u201d of individuals were released \u201cbecause of the surge that we experienced before Title 42 came to an end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With the 50% drop in Border Patrol encounters, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/file-under-not-qualified-to-be-energy-secretary-biden-official-stumped-on-basic-question-crenshaw-slams\/\" title=\"\u2018File\u2019 Under \u2018Not Qualified To Be Energy Secretary\u2019: Biden Official Stumped On Basic Question; Crenshaw Slams\">secretary insisted<\/a> the administration is \u201cexecuting our consequence regime exactly as planned.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Sunday that U.S. Border Patrol encounters have dropped by half in the two days since Title 42\u00a0expired. Around 6,300 encounters took place on Friday and 4,200 happened Saturday \u2014\u00a0a\u00a0marked decrease from the over 10,000 reported before the end of Title 42,\u00a0Mayorkas said during an interview on CNN. 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