Border Patrol Sees , Record Number of Migrants , Amid Massive Surge.
On May 11, the Biden administration is set to lift Title 42, which has allowed authorities at the U.S.-Mexico border to rapidly expel migrants amid the COVID pandemic.
Fox News reports that in the days leading up to the end of Title 42, the U.S. Border Patrol has seen the highest daily total of migrants ever recorded.
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According to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sources, May 10 marked the third day in a row that agents apprehended over 10,000 migrants.
Fox News reports that multiple sectors are currently operating well beyond their capacity of about 19,000 migrants.
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CBP is reportedly already holding approximately 26,000 migrants in federal custody.
Earlier this week, authorities approved mass street releases if CBP and its NGO partners are unable to safely hold migrants.
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DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said that anyone entering illegally and not taking advantage of expanded asylum options will be removed from the U.S. DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said that anyone entering illegally and not taking advantage of expanded asylum options will be removed from the U.S. Even after nearly two years of preparation, we expect to see large numbers of encounters at our southern border in the days and weeks after May 11th, Alejandro Mayorkas, Department of Homeland Security Secretary, via Fox News.
We are already seeing high numbers of encounters in certain sectors.
This places an incredible strain on our personnel, our facilities and our communities with whom we partner closely, Alejandro Mayorkas, Department of Homeland Security Secretary, via Fox News.
Mayorkas says the agency expects the days and weeks ahead to be "very difficult," while stressing that it would take time for planning to deliver results
