The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee denounces the Biden administration’s decision to send 1,500 active-duty US military personnel to the southern border, saying it will not stop the influx of illegal migrants.
The Pentagon confirmed on Tuesday that, at the request of the Department of Homeland Security, the agency “will provide a temporary increase of 1,500 military personnel for 90 days to complement CBP’s efforts at the border.”
The Department of Defense will deploy the troops for about three months to assist US Customs and Border Patrol agents, but will not be involved in any active “law enforcement work.”
Mark Green, who heads the commission, disagreed with the government sending 1,500 troops to the border simply to do “administrative work”.
“By having our uniformed men and women do administrative work to get illegal aliens into the interior more quickly, President Biden is now using our troops to facilitate the downfall of our homeland security, rather than securing our borders,” Green said. . DailyMail.com Tuesday after the announcement.
Mark Green, chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, is leading the GOP’s efforts to curb illegal immigration
“Don’t be fooled, Secretary Mayorkas and President Biden intentionally and deliberately created this historic crisis,” says Green
As of January 20, 2021, the number of Border Patrol agents has not changed and the budget set by CBP has remained the same. What changed was the elimination of key policies that promoted law and order and ensured the security of the American homeland,” he continued.
“Don’t be fooled, Secretary Mayorkas and President Biden deliberately and deliberately created this historic crisis. It’s amazing how much effort they put into preventing the previous government’s successful border security policies from being implemented.”
“The real question remains: Why would President Biden send the military somewhere that isn’t in ‘crisis’ mode?” Green asked.
The Pentagon said troops will arrive at the southern border “as soon as” May 10 and will come from a variety of active military units.
“DoD personnel will perform non-law enforcement duties such as ground detection and monitoring, data entry and warehouse support. DoD personnel have never and never will conduct law enforcement activities or interact with migrants or other individuals in DHS custody,” the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement.
“This support will free up DHS law enforcement personnel to conduct their critical law enforcement missions.”
Texas National Guard soldiers stand guard as migrants continue to wait at the US-Mexico border on January 8, 2023 in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
The administration is preparing for an expected wave of migrants at the border on May 11, the date Title 42 ends.
Title 42 is the COVID-19 pandemic-era policy that helped law enforcement quickly remove illegal migrants at the border.
There is a rapidly forming migrant caravan in Mexico, with some estimating as many as 35,000 asylum seekers waiting to cross into the US interior after May 11.
The number of migrants apprehended at the border in March rose 25 percent from the previous month to 162,000.
The government has said it is preparing to meet nearly 400,000 migrants each month after Title 42 ends, a huge number that will make it difficult for border patrols to contain the surge inland.
Green teamed up with fellow Republicans last week to unveil what they are calling the “strongest immigration bill ever.”
“We have put together the strongest immigration enforcement legislation ever. It treats [unaccompanied children]it’s about the Flores situation, asylum, E-verify and of course the Remain in Mexico policy, as well as visa overstays,” Jim Jordan, Speaker of the House Judiciary, said last week.