CNN Reports on Joe Biden’s Border Crisis: ‘Record-Breaking,’ ‘Staggering’

CNN s Brianna Keilar ░░░░░░░░ Reporter Priscilla Alvarez over ░░░░░░░░ weekend KEILAR U S ░░░░░░░░ are scrambling to prepare ░░░░░░░░ a record breaking surge ░░░░░░░░ migrants attempting to cross ░░░░░░░░ U S Mexico border ░░░░░░░░ spring In a CNN ░░░░░░░░ interview the chief of ░░░░░░░░ Patrol says he is ░░░░░░░░ for a staggering 8 ░░░░░░░░ apprehensions a day CNN ░░░░░░░░ Priscilla Alvarez joins me ░░░░░░░░ on this story That ░░░░░░░░ a huge number ALVAREZ ░░░░░░░░ just a big number ░░░░░░░░ the Border Patrol Chief ░░░░░░░░ Ortiz told me that ░░░░░░░░ is the norm that ░░░░░░░░ is expecting over the ░░░░░░░░ 30 to 45 days ░░░░░░░░ there s a couple ░░░░░░░░ why the concern is ░░░░░░░░ now Number one typically ░░░░░░░░ arrests go up in ░░░░░░░░ warmer months We are ░░░░░░░░ into the spring so ░░░░░░░░ are already starting to ░░░░░░░░ that happen Number two ░░░░░░░░ are waiting for a ░░░░░░░░ on a Trump era ░░░░░░░░ emergency rule What that ░░░░░░░░ did was allow authorities ░░░░░░░░ turn people away at ░░░░░░░░ border We are waiting ░░░░░░░░ week for a CDC ░░░░░░░░ whether that stays in ░░░░░░░░ If it doesn t ░░░░░░░░ means we go back ░░░░░░░░ traditional protocols which would ░░░░░░░░ releasing migrants sometimes monitoring ░░░░░░░░ when it happens detaining ░░░░░░░░ or removing them if ░░░░░░░░ don t have an ░░░░░░░░ claim But that takes ░░░░░░░░ and time So what ░░░░░░░░ Border Patrol has had ░░░░░░░░ do is prepare for ░░░░░░░░ event that there will ░░░░░░░░ many more people coming ░░░░░░░░ the next few weeks ░░░░░░░░ they are already by ░░░░░░░░ way Brianna over capacity ░░░░░░░░ week they had 16 ░░░░░░░░ people in custody in ░░░░░░░░ facilities.”