Biden Admin Says It's Sending Bridge Migrants Back to Haiti, but Thousands Actually Being Released Into US
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- The Biden administrationis struggling to get control
of the crisis at the borderas bipartisan criticism
of its handling of theproblem intensifies.
Homeland Security Secretaryfacing tough questions
on Capitol Hill Tuesdayover the migrant crisis
at the border.
- How many people have been returned?
How many people are being detained?
How many people have been dispersed
to all points around America?
- Senator, I would be pleasedto provide you with that data-
- I want them now.
Why don't you have that information now?
- Senator, I do not have that.
- [Charlene] More than 14,000 migrants
have surged the border over the past week,
many from Haiti, a countryrecently devastated
by a massive earthquakeand political violence.
The Haitian migrant crisis comes
as the border has already been swamped
by the highest numberof migrants in 20 years,
reaching over 200,000in both July and August.
Thousands seeking asylumunder a Texas bridge
have already been sent backto their home countries.
Both Democrats andRepublicans are critical
of the White House'shandling of the crisis.
The Biden administrationbelieves it can process
remaining migrants by the end of the week.
According to the Associated Press,
two officials say many Haitian migrants
are actually being released in the US,
undercutting the Bidenadministration's public statements
that the thousands in thecamp face immediate expulsion.
Texas Governor Greg Abbottat the border Tuesday.
- They have shown no capability
of being able to processall of these migrants
by the end of this week.
The only thing that they'veshown is an incapability
of dealing with this crisis.
- [Charlene] The president promising
to get the situation under control.
- We will get it under control.
- For now, at least 10,000men, women, and children
are still under the DelRio International Bridge.
Charlene Aaron, CBN News.