>> MIKE, CHECK MIKE, CHECK 1, 2, INTO MY CHECKPOINT YOUR GATE.
>> WHAT COMES NEXT? THAT’S WHAT
PEOPLE ARE ASKING ABOUT.
THE SITUATION OF THE U.S.
MEXICO BORDER. NOW THAT THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS PREPARING
TO END A POLICY THAT TURNED
AWAY MIGRANTS OVER THE LAST
2 YEARS ON THE BASIS OF
PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF COVID.
OUR STEPHANIE OF THE MEN IS
LIVE ALONG THE BORDER WALL.
THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY WITH
MORE. SECRETARY ALEJANDRO
MAYORKAS SAYS THE U.S. HAS A
PLAN TO DEAL WITH THE END OF
TITLE. 42.
>> DOES HE THINK THEY’RE
PREPARED FOR WHAT COULD BE A
MASSIVE SURGE OF PEOPLE?
>> SO AS STEVE, THE ANSWER TO
THAT IS A BIT MAKES. AND I’LL
TELL YOU WHY. YES, IN FACT,
HOMELAND SECURITY DOES HAVE A
PLAN TO DEAL WITH AN INFLUX OF
MIGRANTS SHOULD TITLE 42.
AND NEXT WEEK, HOWEVER, IT’S
IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT EXACTLY
WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN SHOULD
TITLE 42. AND SO RIGHT NOW WHAT
THEY’RE DOING IS
>> MAKING PREPARATIONS TO MAKE
SURE THAT CUSTOMS AND BORDER
PROTECTION AGENTS ARE ABLE TO
DEAL WITH MORE MIGRANTS TRYING
TO CROSS THE U.S. MEXICO
BORDER. SO THAT’S EXACTLY WHY
THE SECRETARY IS HERE IN THE
RIO GRANDE VALLEY RIGHT NOW.
HE’S BEEN MEETING WITH CUSTOMS
AND BORDER PROTECTION AGENTS.
AND NOW WHEN HE SPOKE WITH
THOSE AGENTS, THEY ASKED FLAT
OUT FOR
2 THINGS.
>> MANPOWER AND EQUIPMENT TO
DEAL WITH THAT POSSIBLE SURGE.
SHOULD TITLE 42 AND IMMIGRATION
OFFICIALS SAY THAT THEY’RE
GOING TO VACCINATE THE MIGRANTS
WHO ARE IN CUSTODY.
>> ADD 600 ADDITIONAL CBP
AGENTS TO THE BORDER AND ALSO
INCREASE THE CAPACITY.
>> A FEDERAL HOLDING CENTERS
FROM 12,000 PEOPLE TO 18,000.
NOW, IF YOU DO NOTICE ONE
THING.
>> IT’S WHAT I’VE BEEN SAYING.
THE WORD IF IF TITLE 42.
AND AND THAT’S BECAUSE THERE’S
A COURT BATTLE. A FEDERAL JUDGE
MAY TELL THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION THAT THEY CAN
AND TITLE 42. NEXT WEEK.
NOW WE ASKED SECRETARY MY YOUR
GAS. WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN IF
THAT HAPPENS? AND HERE’S WHAT
HE SAID. LISTEN.
>> IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY
TO ABIDE BY COURT ORDER AND THE
OPTIONS THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE
TO US WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO LEGAL
REPRESENTATIVE. THAT IS A LEGAL
ANALYSIS. AND OF COURSE, IT
MAY DEPEND ON WHAT PARTICULARLY
THAT IS THE REASONING OF THE
COURT UNDERLYING THE DECISION
THAT THE COURT.
>> THAT THE QUICK MAKES.
>> NOW BACK OUT LIVE HERE.
SO BASICALLY WHAT THAT MEANS
IS THAT WE’RE JUST GOING TO
HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT
HAPPENS. OBVIOUSLY, THERE’S A
VERY POWERFUL DEBATES ON BOTH
SIDES OF THIS ISSUE. WE KNOW
THAT CIVIL RIGHTS ACT ADVOCATES
HAVE BEEN SAYING THAT TITLE.
42 SHOULD BE LIFTED ALREADY.
SEE ABOUT DATA IS LIVE IN THE
VAN GOGH WITH THAT PART OF THE
STORY. AND ALICIA.
>> WHAT THESE ADVOCATES ARE
SAYING IS THAT THIS REALLY
COMES DOWN TO FAIRNESS FOR THEM
RIGHT?
EXACTLY. SO WE SPOKE TO 2
ORGANIZATIONS, THE TEXAS CIVIL
RIGHTS PROJECT, WHICH IS BASED
HERE IN TEXAS. AND THEN WE ALSO
SPOKE TO OUR ORGANIZATION THAT
FOCUSES MORE ON A NATIONAL
LEVEL. THEY’RE THE SOUTHERN
POVERTY LAW CENTER AND THESE
ORGANIZATIONS WHEN IT COMES
TO TITLE 42, THEY SAY THEY
DON’T WANT AN OPEN BORDERS
POLICY. WHAT THEY’RE ASKING FOR
IS THAT THESE ASYLUM SEEKERS
ACTUALLY HAVE A CHANCE TO
PRESENT THEIR CASE IN FRONT OF
A FEDERAL JUDGE.
EVEN WITH TITLE. 42 STILL IN
EFFECT, UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS
CONTINUE TO ENTER THE U.S..
>> HOWEVER, ADVOCATES SAY
THEY’RE STRIPPED OF ONE BASIC
RIGHT, APPLYING FOR ASYLUM.
THAT DOESN’T MEAN THEY GET TO
STAY.
>> IT JUST MEANS GIVE THEM A
TIGHT SUPPLY. AND IF THEY
QUALIFY, THEY GET TO STAY.
THEY DON’T QUALIFY. THEY MAY
BE DEPORTED AND TITLE. 42, GET
RID OF ALL OF THAT. IF ANYBODY
IS IS THE IMMIGRANT JUSTICE
DEPUTY LEGAL DIRECTOR FOR
SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
THAT WE SEEK JUSTICE FOR
IMMIGRANTS, YOU KNOW,
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS,
HUMAN RIGHTS.
>> RIGHT IN TRYING TO NURSE
THAT TO TURN OUR LAWS.
>> THEY BE RESPECTED WHILE
THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE POLICY
SAY THERE IS NO ROOM OR
RESOURCES FOR MORE UNDOCUMENTED
IMMIGRANTS IN THE U.S..
>> NO TIPPING OUT WITH THE
TEXAS CIVIL RIGHTS PROJECT
POINTS TO THE TREATMENT OF
UKRAINIAN REFUGEES AND SO NOT
ONLY SHOULD THAT THE GREEK
REMIANS BE TREATED THAT WAY,
BUT WE NEED TO CREATE THE NEW
NORMAL FOR THE BORDER AND MAKE
SURE THAT BLACK INDIGENOUS AND
BROWN MIGRANTS ALSO HAVE ACCESS
TO THOSE FAIR OPPORTUNITY, AN
OPPORTUNITY SHE SAYS FOR
MIGRANTS WAITING IN MEXICAN
SISTER CITIES LIKE PLANO SAW
AND WHAT THE MODELS.
>> TO GET OUT OF HARM’S WAY.
WE KNOW THESE BORDER TOWNS ARE
ALSO VERY DANGEROUS.
>> SO WHAT ABOUT THE SECURITY
PLANS COME MONDAY FOR THESE
HOMEOWNERS BUSINESS OWNERS?
AGAIN ALONG THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY, SPECIFICALLY ON THE
BORDER. WHAT WE ASKED THEM,
THEY SAID THAT COME MONDAY.
THEY REALLY DON’T PLAN ON DOING
THINGS MUCH DIFFERENTLY.
THEY’RE ALWAYS VIGILANT.
SO REALLY THEY’RE LEAVING THE
HAND THAT IN THE HANDS OF
BORDER PATROL AND OTHER AGENTS
HERE ON THE IN ALONG THE
BORDERS. THE BACK TO YOU.
ICF. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
SO ALICIA MENTIONED MONDAY
SEVERAL TIMES. THAT IS THE DAY
THAT EVERYBODY IS WATCHING
BECAUSE THAT IS WHEN TITLE 42.
>> IS SCHEDULED TO END.
HOWEVER, THERE IS A CHANCE THAT
THEY MAY NOT HAPPEN. WHY WE
HAVE 24 STATES, INCLUDING OUR
OWN STATE OF TEXAS THAT ARE
THERE IN A FEDERAL COURTROOM
RIGHT NOW. THEY’RE TRYING TO
THEY’RE THEY FILED A LAWSUIT
AGAINST THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
TO PREVENT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT FROM ENDING TITLE.
42 WHEN IT’S SCHEDULED TO END
NEXT WEEK, AS I JUST TOLD YOU,
THAT MAY NOT HAPPEN. THE JUDGE
IN THIS CASE, THIS CASE
SPECIFICALLY IS SITTING BEFORE
A FEDERAL JUDGE IN LOUISIANA
AND THAT JUDGE MAY DECIDE THAT
TITLE. 42 IS SUPPOSED TO STAY
IN PLACE. THE WORD IS THAT WE
SHOULD HEAR FROM THAT JUDGE
BEFORE THE END OF THIS WEEK.
FOR NOW, WE’RE LIVE ALONG THE
BORDER IN THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY’S THE FUNNY HE MET US
KSAT, 12 NEWS.
>> A LOT OF MOVING PARTS
INVOLVED 70, INCLUDING
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ON THE
OTHER SIDE OF THE BORDER THAT
JUST WANT TO GIVE THEMSELVES UP
ON U.S. SOIL. WE’LL SEE TONIGHT
ON THE NIGHTBEAT AT 6.30.
THANK YOU. BY THE WAY, THE INS
AND OUTS OF TITLE. 42. WE’VE
BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT A LOT
OF TO ACTUALLY TOPIC WE’VE
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