Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas doubled down on his request for migrants not to attempt to enter the US through its southern border, saying his message to them is clear: 'Do not come.'
Washington Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday doubled down on his request for migrants not to attempt to enter the US through its southern border, saying his message to them is clear:"Do not come."
"Because our border is not open," Mayorkas told CNN's Dana Bash on"State of the Union.""What happens now is individuals are either expelled under the Title 42 authority or they are placed in immigration enforcement proceedings. And they are removed if they do not have a valid claim under our law to remain." "So, just to be clear, if somebody is watching this from another country, considering coming. Your message is?" Bash asked.
Mayorkas: Disinformation board won't monitor American citizens 02:22Mayorkas said that if a record-breaking 18,000 migrants are encountered on the US-Mexico border daily -- a potential scenario put forth by DHS -- it would put a"strain on the system."Read MoreDHS has been preparing for multiple scenarios when a Trump-era pandemic restriction, known as Title 42, lifts on the US-Mexico border.
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