Biden doesn’t have a long-term plan for migrant surges at the Southwest border
BY NOLAN RAPPAPORT, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR - 09/08/23 11:30 AM ET
The Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general recently issued a report finding a need for improvement in the way Customs and Border Protection (CBP) plans for temporary and permanent detention facilities along the Southwest border.
The agency has improved its response to migrant surges by adding temporary facilities, but it has focused on short-term fixes, not long-term solutions. Moreover, CBP did not consider alternatives before turning to the addition of more temporary facilities.
The migrants in these surges have not gone through the screening processes required for immigrant and visitors visas, which increases the need for effective screening at the border processing centers.
The report concluded that CBP may not be prepared for future migrant surges or for a higher steady state of migrants in custody.
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/4192224-biden-doesnt-have-a-long-term-plan-for-migrant-surges-at-the-southwest-border/