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Congresswoman Tenney’s Statement on the Biden Administration’s Termination of Title 42

April 1, 2022

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22) today released the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s announcement that it will terminate Title 42 without first implementing a plan to replace it and secure our border. The policy was put in place by President Trump and allows Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents to send illegal immigrants back to their home countries immediately after apprehension. It was implemented by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“President Biden’s irresponsible immigration policies have created an untenable situation at our Southern Border. From his first day in office, Biden waged a war on border security, starting by ending construction of the border wall. Today, he has continued this legacy of failure by terminating Title 42 without first putting in place a plan to address the ongoing border crisis. President Biden’s policies are encouraging greater illegal immigration and tying the hands of our brave Border Patrol agents. And now, experts expect as many as 500,000 migrants to come to our border over the next six weeks.

“President Biden’s decision to end Title 42 without a replacement plan is clearly intended to appease far-left special interests. But it is misguided and will only further damage our national and economic security, while making our communities less safe. President Biden’s actions today are a true dereliction of duty, and he should reverse this decision immediately and put into place a clear and effective strategy to protect our border.”

Biden’s Border Crisis by the Numbers:

  • Over 2 million illegal border crossings have taken place since Biden took office;
  • 164,973 migrants were encountered at the Southern Border in February 2022—an increase of 63% from the previous year and the worst February on record in more than 20 years;
  • Deportations dropped 68% from 185,884 in 2020 to just 59,011 last year —the lowest level in more than 20 years;
  • In Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21), 11,201 pounds of fentanyl were seized by Customs and Border Protection, which is enough to kill every American nearly seven times over.

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