.andersoncooper: Trump seems to be suggesting El Salvador, Guatemala & Honduras are rounding up their worst people & forcing them to walk to the US. KeepingThemHonest, there's no evidence there's a plot by these govts. to rid themselves of their worst.
She also told the border agency, which is overseen by DHS, to look at adding possibly more than 2,000 officers to the border areas.Last week, CBP Commissioner Kevin McAleenan said he was moving 750 officers from"key roles" at the ports of entry to help Border Patrol care for migrants, including helping with processing and transportation, adding that the shift would cause a slowdown in trade and an increased wait for cars and pedestrians crossing legally.
"However, the administration has argued that"the executive branch has broad discretionary authority" over whether to bring deportation proceedings against people unlawfully in the US and enacted this policy to"combat the serious problems at the southern border."Nielsen's announcement comes a few days after President Donald Trump threatened to close down the border between the US and Mexico.
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