CNN: DHS Bracing for Record Number of Border Crossings, ‘as Many as 18,000 per Day’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT The CDC ░░░░░░░░ the Biden Administration will ░░░░░░░░ a Trump era pandemic ░░░░░░░░ next month that s ░░░░░░░░ migrants from entering the ░░░░░░░░ S Now the Department ░░░░░░░░ Homeland Security says it ░░░░░░░░ bracing for a record ░░░░░░░░ of crossings as many ░░░░░░░░ 18 000 per day ░░░░░░░░ s Polo Sandoval is ░░░░░░░░ Mexican border in Hidalgo ░░░░░░░░ What are officials bracing ░░░░░░░░ Reporter so there s ░░░░░░░░ question that this predicted ░░░░░░░░ in asylum seeking families ░░░░░░░░ up in the nation ░░░░░░░░ southern border will put ░░░░░░░░ strain on resources in ░░░░░░░░ communities like this one ░░░░░░░░ and down the border ░░░░░░░░ we can see though ░░░░░░░░ some of those numbers ░░░░░░░░ have recently shared by ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration Secretary Mayorkas ░░░░░░░░ out those numbers yesterday ░░░░░░░░ on average you re ░░░░░░░░ about 7 000 of ░░░░░░░░ people of the families ░░░░░░░░ up at the nation ░░░░░░░░ doorstep seeking asylum However ░░░░░░░░ of that title 42 ░░░░░░░░ health authority put into ░░░░░░░░ by the Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ allowed to continue during ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration about 50 ░░░░░░░░ those according to the ░░░░░░░░ are basically expelled back ░░░░░░░░ of the border And ░░░░░░░░ has created a situation ░░░░░░░░ many of those nonprofits ░░░░░░░░ help these families a ░░░░░░░░ workablefir ly fairly workable ░░░░░░░░ That s where the ░░░░░░░░ pick up here The ░░░░░░░░ is in about seven ░░░░░░░░ when the title 42 ░░░░░░░░ is basically removed that ░░░░░░░░ allow many families the ░░░░░░░░ right and ability to ░░░░░░░░ up at the U ░░░░░░░░ seeking asylum and that ░░░░░░░░ however is fueling concerns ░░░░░░░░ that the infrastructure right ░░░░░░░░ that s in place ░░░░░░░░ almost most importantly the ░░░░░░░░ in place may not ░░░░░░░░ quite ready to handle ░░░░░░░░ large influx Here s ░░░░░░░░ thing for the last ░░░░░░░░ years that title 42 ░░░░░░░░ been in place we ░░░░░░░░ seen thousands of families ░░░░░░░░ bridges like the one ░░░░░░░░ me basically staging in ░░░░░░░░ backlog of thousands of ░░░░░░░░ that once given the ░░░░░░░░ they are determined to ░░░░░░░░ up at the nation ░░░░░░░░ doorstep and declare asylum ░░░░░░░░ s caused sharp divisions ░░░░░░░░ border communities You have ░░░░░░░░ advocates plotting applauding this ░░░░░░░░ by the Biden Administration ░░░░░░░░ people in these communities ░░░░░░░░ lawmakers feel the federal ░░░░░░░░ is not quite prepared ░░░░░░░░ be able to hand ░░░░░░░░ will demand I want ░░░░░░░░ to hear a portion ░░░░░░░░ a conversation I had ░░░░░░░░ this week with representative ░░░░░░░░ a Democrat who basically ░░░░░░░░ on to a letter ░░░░░░░░ signed by Republican lawmakers ░░░░░░░░ on the Biden Administration ░░░░░░░░ really prepare themselves for ░░░░░░░░ s to come When ░░░░░░░░ say I m against ░░░░░░░░ title 42 and I ░░░░░░░░ against the disorderly process ░░░░░░░░ migrants crossing our southern ░░░░░░░░ I m not saying ░░░░░░░░ as a Democrat or ░░░░░░░░ I m saying this ░░░░░░░░ a south texan and ░░░░░░░░ that we need to ░░░░░░░░ an orderly process if ░░░░░░░░ re going to allow ░░░░░░░░ into this country They ░░░░░░░░ be applying for asylum ░░░░░░░░ their home country or ░░░░░░░░ country and we should ░░░░░░░░ better ways and a ░░░░░░░░ process for people to ░░░░░░░░ be accepted or denied ░░░░░░░░ Reporter Department of Homeland ░░░░░░░░ of course said they ░░░░░░░░ taking steps right now ░░░░░░░░ boosting up its temporary ░░░░░░░░ ability and boosting resources ░░░░░░░░ the border ahead of ░░░░░░░░ removal of title 42 ░░░░░░░░ really the question that ░░░░░░░░ fred today tomorrow leading ░░░░░░░░ to the removal of ░░░░░░░░ too 482 will this ░░░░░░░░ a well organized and ░░░░░░░░ effort here on behalf ░░░░░░░░ the federal government to ░░░░░░░░ many of these families ░░░░░░░░ will it once again ░░░░░░░░ to overcrowded facilities?