New DHS Immigration Enforcement Plan
This week, the Department of Homeland Security issued an “Update on Southwest Border Security and Preparedness Ahead of Court-Ordered Lifting of Title 42.” The preface states the following:
“Under the Biden-Harris Administration, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been executing a comprehensive strategy to continue to secure our borders and build a safe, orderly, and humane immigration process. After inheriting a broken and dismantled immigration system, since January 2021 DHS has effectively managed an unprecedented number of noncitizens seeking to enter the United States, interdicted more drugs, and disrupted more smuggling operations than ever before.
This update reviews the DHS-led whole-of-government framework guiding preparations for and management of increased encounters of noncitizens at our Southwest Border following the lifting of the Title 42 public health order, as was outlined in the April 26, 2022 memorandum.”
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| Update on Southwest Border Security and Preparedness Ahead of Court-Ordered Lifting of Title 42 |
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The attachment outlines an immigration enforcement plan with the following components:
Pillar 1: Surging resources, including personnel, transportation, medical support, and facilities to support border operations.
Pillar 2: Increasing CBP processing efficiency and moving with deliberate speed to mitigate potential overcrowding at Border Patrol stations and alleviate the burden on the surrounding border communities.
Pillar 3: Administering consequences for unlawful entry, including removal, detention, and prosecution.
Pillar 4: Bolstering the capacity of NGOs to receive noncitizens after they have been processed by CBP and are awaiting the results of their immigration removal proceedings. And, we are ensuring appropriate coordination with and support for state, local, and community leaders to help mitigate increased impacts to their communities.
Pillar 5: Targeting and disrupting the transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) and smugglers who take advantage of and profit from vulnerable migrants, and who seek to traffic drugs into our country.
Pillar 6: Collaborating with international and federal partners to deter irregular migration south of our border to ensure that we are sharing responsibility throughout the Western Hemisphere.
The memorandum emphasizes that “The Only Real Solution Is for Congress to Fix Our Broken and Outdated Immigration System.”
KJ