We have a dire situation at the border. Late last year, DHS apprehended or encountered 50-60k migrants a month. Last month, it was more than 75k, the highest in over a decade. This month, we are on track to interdict nearly 100,000 migrants. Congress must act to end this crisis!— Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen (@SecNielsen) March 29, 2019
.@DHSgov facilities are overflowing, agents and officers are stretched too thin, and the magnitude of arriving and detained aliens has increased the risk of life-threatening incidents. I call on Congress to fix this broken system!— Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen (@SecNielsen) March 29, 2019
We face a cascading crisis at our southern border. The system is in freefall. @DHSgov is doing everything possible to respond to a growing humanitarian catastrophe while also securing our borders, but we have reached peak capacity & are now forced to pull from other missions.— Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen (@SecNielsen) March 29, 2019
Let me be clear: the volume of vulnerable populations arriving is without precedent. This makes it far more difficult to care for them and to prioritize individuals legitimately fleeing persecution.— Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen (@SecNielsen) March 29, 2019
Smugglers and traffickers know that our laws make it easier to enter the country and stay if you show up as a ‘family.’ So they are using children as a ‘free ticket’ into America and are even using kids multiple times—recycling them—to help more aliens get into the United States.— Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen (@SecNielsen) March 29, 2019
Our border stations were not designed to hold young people for extended periods, yet this influx has forced thousands into overwhelmed facilities. This goes well beyond politics. We must come together to tackle the crisis & reduce the flows so children are not put at risk.— Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen (@SecNielsen) March 29, 2019
That is why I'm redirecting additional personnel & resources from across @DHSgov to assist with the response. I've put out a call Department-wide for volunteers to provide support to our frontline agencies, and I am appealing to interagency partners for further assistance.— Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen (@SecNielsen) March 29, 2019
The truth is that it will not be enough, so this week I notified Congress that @DHSgov will need emergency legislative action to restore order, achieve operational control of our border & ensure we can fulfill our humanitarian responsibilities effectively. https://t.co/a666XUNDOv— Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen (@SecNielsen) March 29, 2019
I saw that earlier. Yeh, I’ll bet Congress hops right on that./s
I read an article that said Zero declared that 1000 in a day’s time was a crisis. We just had more than 4000 in one day. But nothing to see here-there’s no crisis.
What lying’ pukes.