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    Good News Mayorkas says as many as 12K out of 17K migrants have been released into U.S., and ‘it could be higher’

    By Ronn Blitzer | Fox News




    Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas admitted Sunday that the vast majority of Haitian migrants who crossed the southern U.S. border in recent weeks have already been released into the United States, and it is possible that more will follow them.

    So far, approximately 12,400 of the people are having their cases heard by immigration judges, while another 5,000 are being processed by the Department of Homeland Security. Currently,, only 3,000 are in detention.

    "Approximately, I think it's about ten thousand or so, twelve thousand," Mayorkas told "Fox News Sunday" when asked how many have already been released. He then acknowledged that this number could very well go up as the 5,000 other cases are processed.

    "It could be even higher. The number that are returned could be even higher. What we do is we follow the law as Congress has passed it," Mayorkas said.

    The secretary said the administration "will make determinations whether they will be returned to Haiti based on our public health and public interest authorities."

    Mayorkas said that those who are released have conditions placed on them, "are monitored by us," and authorities "ensure their appearance in court as the law requires."

    Host Chris Wallace noted that according to the Department of Justice 44% of those who are released miss court appearances. When asked whether many of the thousands who have just been released will just stay in the U.S., Mayorkas insisted that the system will work.

    "We have enforcement guideline in place that provide the individuals who are recent border crossers who do not show up for their hearings are enforcement priorities and will be removed," he said.

    Wallace noted that there are already 11 million people in the U.S. illegally, but Mayorkas said this is just evidence that the current system is "broken" and in need of reform.

    The Biden administration has confirmed that a total of roughly 30,000 Haitians crossed into Del Rio, Texas since September 9. Wallace asked why they were not stopped, and Maoyrkas replied with information about how the administration reacted after the fact.

    "We surged our resources, we surged our personnel," he said.

    Wallace again asked why the people were not stopped at the border and why the U.S. does not have any physical barrier in place to prevent this.

    "We do not agree with the building of the wall," Mayorkas said. "The law provides that individuals can make a claim for humanitarian relief. That is actually one of our proudest traditions"

    Mayorkas also faced questions about the narrative that border patrol agents were using whips against migrants, after a photograph of an agent holding the reigns of his horse while chasing someone near the border looked like he was holding a whip.

    Mayorkas had said that the images "painfully conjured up the worst elements of our nation's ongoing battle against systemic racism," only for the photographer to clarify that he has "never seen them whip anyone."

    Despite that information and a denial from the head of the National Border Patrol Council, President Biden also continued the narrative that agents were whipping people, saying, "those people will pay."

    On Sunday, Mayorkas addressed the issue, simply stating that what actually happened "is the subject of an investigation" which "will be determined by the facts and nothing more."

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    It could be higher

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    44% of those who are released miss court appearances.
    Looking good so far

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    Update Thousands of Haitian migrants reportedly heading to US border

    By Mark Moore - New York Post




    As a massive makeshift encampment of mostly Haitian illegal immigrants on the Texas border was just cleared out, thousands more are making their way from South America to the US border, crossing the perilous Darien Gap in Panama, according to new images and the Panamanian government.

    The Darien Gap is a roadless, 66-mile-long stretch of jungle and swamp that links Colombia and Panama, and is known as one of the most inhospitable places on Earth.

    Along with smugglers and drug traffickers, the area is home to a vast array of deadly creatures, from black scorpions to poisonous snakes like the pit viper and gargantuan spiders whose bite can cause death in hours.

    Along with the threats posed by the lethal critters, people crossing the treacherous terrain also must contend with oppressive levels of heat and humidity, torrential downpours, and a lack of drinking water.

    Images from Sunday show a group of migrants wading across a small stream in the jungle as a mix of men, women and children carrying their belongings, sleeping bags and large bottles of water try to maintain their footing.



    In another, migrants follow a waist-high path cut into the muddy soil surrounded by thick vegetation.

    Men, some with small children strapped to their chests, lead the way.

    The group set out on the five-day trek to the Darien Gap on Sunday near Acandi, Choco Department, Colombia, on their way to Panama, according to reports.

    A woman, holding a child to her chest and carrying a plastic water bottle, emerges from the stream and follows a path through lush foliage in another image.



    As many as 4,000 migrants, including Haitians, Cubans and other nationalities, have passed through stations in Darien and Chiriqui, in western Panama, Reuters reported, citing officials with Panama’s security ministry.

    Another group of about 16,000 migrants are in Necocli, a beach town in northern Colombia, waiting for boats to take them to the Darien Gap, where smugglers will guide them through the jungle.

    Colombia and Panama agreed last month to allow 500 migrants to cross each day, but many are calling for the quota to be increased.

    More than 88,000 migrants have entered Panama though the Darien Gap so far this year, Reuters reported, referring to figures from the National Migration Service.



    The report said the numbers of migrants entering Panama went from an average of 800 in January to 30,000 in August.

    Many Haitians left their home country following a devastating earthquake in 2010 that killed 220,000 people to take jobs in Brazil, Chile, Peru and other South American countries.

    But as the jobs dried up, Haitian migrants began the trek north to the US, enticed by President Biden’s more lenient immigration policies.

    Thousands of them arrived in Del Rio, Texas, earlier this month and began camping out under the International Bridge.



    The encampment was cleared out last Friday.

    Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas admitted during an interview on “Fox News Sunday” that more than 12,000 Haitian migrants had been released into the US and the numbers could increase.

    He said roughly 12,400 Haitians are having their asylum claims heard by an immigration judge and another 5,000 are being processed by DHS.

    About 3,000 have been detained.



    “Approximately, I think it’s about 10,000 or so, 12,000,” Mayorkas responded when asked how many illegal immigrants have already been released.

    The number could surpass 5,000 as other cases are processed, he said.

    “It could be even higher. The number that are returned could be even higher. What we do is we follow the law as Congress has passed it,” Mayorkas said.

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    Lets let everyone come here and then we can leave and go where they left...

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    There is reported to have been a million cross this year alone. Compared to the 12 million over the last 25 years






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    Quote Originally Posted by Teh One Who Knocks View Post
    What we do is we follow the law as Congress has passed it,” Mayorkas said.
    What law is that?






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    Quote Originally Posted by Muddy View Post
    Lets let everyone come here and then we can leave and go where they left...
    They want whitey law & order, papa

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    I got to pondering how the hell they got from Haiti to the u.s.. try zooming in the map and following all up the Panama!

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile..../idUSL1N2QQ1XB


    Thing is though, they were probably already in South America well before the storm. No way they could travel so far in so few days. They are entering US now because it is politically a good time to try and seek asylum.


    “Nearly all Haitians reach the U.S. on a well-worn route: Fly to Brazil, Chile or elsewhere in South America. If jobs dry up, slowly move through Central America and Mexico by bus and on foot to wait — perhaps years — in northern border cities like Tijuana for the right time to enter the United States and claim asylum.”

    https://apnews.com/article/technolog...b786d2d800f3ce

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