DHS fears up to 400,000 migrants - or DOUBLE the 21-year record set in July - could cross the border in October when COVID restrictions Trump used to stop the surge from Mexico end, report claims
The Department of Homeland Security is worried that rolling back the Trump-era Title 42 policy would encourage more migrants to come to the border and send numbers surging in October
Alejandro Mayorkas expressed the concern in a phone call with senior Homeland Security officials
Title 42 is set to expire today after a lawsuit from immigration groups, but the White House appealed
DHS announced Wednesday it will again try to end the Trump-era 'Remain in Mexico' policy
Statement comes after a Texas federal court ruled in August the administration memorandum ending the Migrant Protection Protocols was unlawful
'A new memorandum terminating MPP will not take effect until the current injunction is lifted by court order,' the DHS press release reads
The new order, it states, will address concerns raised by the court regarding the previous memorandum
By Elizabeth Elkind, Politics Reporter and Katelyn Caralle, U.S. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com
Published: 16:22 EDT, 30 September 2021 | Updated: 17:37 EDT, 30 September 2021
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