As expected.
Mayorkas, in his remarks, gave the impression of a smooth-running machine: Noncitizens who illegally entered the United States are given their day in court and, if they lose, they promptly are deported. But the reality is much different. Certain nationalities, such as Mexicans, appear on a faster track to deportation. But others are not.
Mayorkas, in his remarks, gave the impression of a smooth-running machine: Noncitizens who illegally entered the United States are given their day in court and, if they lose, they promptly are deported. But the reality is much different. Certain nationalities, such as Mexicans, appear on a faster track to deportation. But others are not.
You know what happens to these individuals? They are either expelled under the Title 42 of the CDC, or they are placed into immigration enforcement proceedings. They make their claims under the law. If those claims don’t prevail, they are promptly removed from the United States.”
— Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, during an interview with Bret Baier on Fox News Sunday, May 1
This appearance by Mayorkas sent former Trump immigration guru Stephen Miller into a Twitter apoplexy. “He repeated one of his most appalling and galling lies: that the illegal families, UACs & single adults he’s releasing en masse face future removal,” Miller wrote in a Twitter thread. “THEY DON’T. Once released, they’re on HONOR SYSTEM & here to stay.”