{"id":247331,"date":"2021-03-18T13:15:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T17:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=247331"},"modified":"2021-03-18T13:15:34","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T17:15:34","slug":"dhs-secretary-admits-illegal-immigrants-were-released-into-u-s-without-getting-covid-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-secretary-admits-illegal-immigrants-were-released-into-u-s-without-getting-covid-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"DHS Secretary Admits Illegal Immigrants Were Released Into U.S. Without Getting COVID Tests"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fdhs-secretary-admits-illegal-immigrants-were-released-into-u-s-without-getting-covid-tests%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=247331&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-1825.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Illegal immigrants who were apprehended by immigration officials did not receive COVID-19 tests before being released into the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>During a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Wednesday about the crisis at the U.S. border, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas admitted that illegal immigrants apprehended and subsequently released into the United States did not receive COVID-19 tests, Townhall <a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/juliorosas\/2021\/03\/17\/dhs-secretary-mayorkas-admits-apprehended-migrants-were-released-before-getting-covid-test-n2586429\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mayorkas admitted to the problem after Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) questioned him about an NBC News article that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/latino\/after-border-patrol-release-asylum-seekers-test-positive-covid-brownsville-n1259282\">reported<\/a> asylum-seekers who tested positive for COVID-19 were released in Brownsville, Texas. The immigrants took the tests after being released by Border Patrol.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe city of Brownsville administers these rapid tests at the bus station, after migrant families are released by the Border Patrol. A spokesperson for Brownsville confirmed that, since they began doing these tests Jan. 25, 108 migrants have tested positive for Covid-19, which is 6.3 percent of those who took the test,\u201d the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>Those who tested positive were still able to board buses to other places within the U.S. even after they tested positive, NBC reported.<\/p>\n<p>In response to Clyde\u2019s questioning, Mayorkas admitted that such a risk had taken place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were times earlier when individuals were apprehended, and we sought to expel them, and we were unable to expel them, and we were compelled to release them, and we did not have the opportunity to test them. We have addressed that situation,\u201d Mayorkas said, according to Townhall.<\/p>\n<p>The following exchanged occurred, as reported by Townhall:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"23\">\n<p><em>\u201cRight now, you\u2019re telling me that no one is released into our country that is COVID-19 positive?\u201d Clyde asked.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cCongressman, allow me to repeat myself if I may,\u201d Mayorkas replied.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWell, that\u2019s just a yes or no question. Just yes or no,\u201d Clyde interjected.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cCongressman, if I may? The situation at the border is complex\u2026It is our policy to test and to quarantine,\u201d Mayorkas said.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Clyde then asked if DHS is executing that policy \u201c100 percent.\u201d Mayorkas said DHS is \u201cworking the best we can\u201d to ensure the policy is followed.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As The Daily Wire\u2019s Emily Zanotti <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/dhs-sec-mayorkas-to-illegals-do-not-come-now-give-us-time-to-rebuild-the-system\">reported<\/a> earlier this week, Mayorkas said during an appearance on \u201cGood Morning America\u201d that immigrants should not come to the U.S.-Mexico border right now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo not come now,\u201d Mayorkas said after being asked for his message to those considering crossing the border illegally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGive us the time to rebuild the system that was entirely dismantled in the prior administration,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>He was not pressed on what he meant by this statement.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration has continued to house migrant children in similar facilities as the Trump administration, responding to a massive increase in illegal crossings that have strained Border Patrol. During the Trump administration, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/wapo-during-trump-kids-in-cages-wapo-during-biden-migrant-facility-for-children\">media outlets<\/a> referred to the facilities as \u201ckids in cages,\u201d while under President Joe Biden, they are now called \u201cmigrant facilities for children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Illegal immigrants who were apprehended by immigration officials did not receive COVID-19 tests before being released into the U.S.During a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Wednesday about the crisis &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2310747,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-1825.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"DHS Secretary Admits Illegal Immigrants Were Released Into U.S. Without Getting COVID Tests","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-247331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-1825.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"DHS Secretary Admits Illegal Immigrants Were Released Into U.S. Without Getting COVID Tests","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247331"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247331\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2310747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}