Psaki Says Illegal Immigrants Are ‘Not Intending to Stay Here’ So They Don’t Need to Prove Vaccination Status

DOOCY And then the ░░░░░░░░ about what s going ░░░░░░░░ at the border Is ░░░░░░░░ asking the foreign nationals ░░░░░░░░ are walking into Del ░░░░░░░░ Texas and setting up ░░░░░░░░ on this side of ░░░░░░░░ border for proof of ░░░░░░░░ or a negative Covid ░░░░░░░░ PSAKI Well first of ░░░░░░░░ I can re address ░░░░░░░░ you or re talk ░░░░░░░░ through what steps we ░░░░░░░░ DOOCY That s the ░░░░░░░░ for people who fly ░░░░░░░░ the country So if ░░░░░░░░ walks into the country ░░░░░░░░ across the river does ░░░░░░░░ ask them to see ░░░░░░░░ vaccination card PSAKI Well ░░░░░░░░ me explain to you ░░░░░░░░ Peter how our process ░░░░░░░░ As individuals come across ░░░░░░░░ border they are both ░░░░░░░░ for whether they have ░░░░░░░░ symptoms if they have ░░░░░░░░ the intention is for ░░░░░░░░ to be quarantined That ░░░░░░░░ our process They are ░░░░░░░░ intending to stay here ░░░░░░░░ a lengthy period of ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ s the same thing ░░░░░░░░ But they re here ░░░░░░░░ s the difference PSAKI ░░░░░░░░ s not the same ░░░░░░░░ These are individuals as ░░░░░░░░ ve noted and as ░░░░░░░░ ve discussed we are ░░░░░░░░ individuals based on Title ░░░░░░░░ specifically because of Covid ░░░░░░░░ we want to prevent ░░░░░░░░ scenario where large numbers ░░░░░░░░ people are gathering posing ░░░░░░░░ threat to the community ░░░░░░░░ also to the migrants ░░░░░░░░ So those are the ░░░░░░░░ that we put in ░░░░░░░░ in large part because ░░░░░░░░ the CDC continues to ░░░░░░░░ Title 42 be in ░░░░░░░░ given we are facing ░░░░░░░░ global pandemic.”