The White House said Wednesday that it is “happy” to have conversations with lawmakers opposed to Joe Biden’s plan for Title 42 but showed little indication the president would delay ending the pandemic-era migration restriction.
Press secretary Jen Psaki fielded a number of questions on the topic during Wednesday’s White House briefing and confirmed that the administration is still planning to “end Title 42 enforcement on May 23.”
“The president agrees that immigration in our country is broken. It’s a system that is broken. There are a range of ideas out there in Congress — Democrats, Republicans, others, some who support a delay of Title 42 implementation, some who strongly oppose — and there are a range of other ideas of reforming our immigration system,” Psaki continued. “This would all require congressional action. We’re happy to have that conversation with them.”
The Department of Homeland Security predicted that both Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection will face a funding shortfall if migration surges as expected after Title 42 ends, but Psaki claimed the administration’s plan to buttress DHS would allow agencies to reallocate funds to deal with the coming surge.
“We’ve proposed a plan, so that’s a plan that is being implemented,” Psaki stated. “In terms of any ideas to address immigration, including any delay of Title 42, that would require congressional action.”
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