<p>Homeland Security Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alejandro-mayorkas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alejandro Mayorkas</a> said on Sunday that U.S. Border Patrol encounters have dropped by half in the two days since <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/title-42" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Title 42</a> expired.</p>
<p>Around 6,300 encounters took place on Friday and 4,200 happened Saturday — a marked decrease from the over 10,000 reported before the end of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/title-42" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Title 42</a>, Mayorkas said during an interview on CNN.</p>
<p>Pressed on why the numbers have fallen, Mayorkas credited a &#8220;vitally important message&#8221; encouraging people arriving at the border to take legal pathways toward entry, which he said has been expanded by President Joe Biden in &#8220;an unprecedented way.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Homeland Security Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas says it&#39;s too early to tell if the surge of migrants at the border has peaked following Title 42&#39;s expiration but the number of encounters with Border Patrol has dropped by 50% over the past two days. <a href="https://t.co/nVoW7iy4Fq">pic.twitter.com/nVoW7iy4Fq</a></p>
<p>&mdash; The Recount (@therecount) <a href="https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1657734725937639426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Mayorkas also touted stiffer punishments under Title 8, which can include deportation, a five-year ban on entry, and possible criminal prosecution.</p>
<p>However, Mayorkas conceded it is &#8220;still early&#8221; to tell when asked by &#8220;State of the Union&#8221; anchor Dana Bash whether the &#8220;surge&#8221; at the U.S.-Mexico border has &#8220;peaked.&#8221;</p>
<p>The pandemic-era Title 42, which allowed authorities to quickly turn away migrants at the border on public health grounds, came to a close at the end of Thursday, and not everyone is pleased with the Biden administration&#8217;s handling of the situation.</p>
<p>Republicans have been quick to fault what they say is the government&#8217;s &#8220;open border&#8221; policies ahead of what many expected to be a large influx of illegal crossings. And some Democrats have chastised the Biden administration for not doing more. Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), for instance, <a href="https://rubengallego.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-gallego-statement-termination-title-42" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said federal agencies</a> &#8220;have had time to plan, but their efforts have fallen short&#8221; when it comes to helping border communities.</p>
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<p>Mayorkas said he would &#8220;respectfully disagree&#8221; when asked by Bash to respond to Democrats who believe the Biden administration has &#8220;fallen short.&#8221; He pointed to preparations for the expected influx of people, including <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2023/05/10/secretary-mayorkas-remarks-media-availability-outlining-planning-and-operations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the deployment of thousands more personnel</a> and resources to assist Border Patrol.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Biden DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas — who has overseen the worst border crisis on record — says &quot;it&#39;s extraordinary what we&#39;ve done over the past 18 months or so.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/JFiCElfpvN">pic.twitter.com/JFiCElfpvN</a></p>
<p>&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1657736074448322560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s extraordinary what we&#8217;ve done over the past 18 months or so,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>A federal judge in Florida issued a ruling on Thursday to block the officials from carrying out a plan to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/court-order-blocking-catch-and-release-fast-track-at-border-is-sabotage-white-house-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;parole&#8221; migrants</a> at overcrowded holding facilities without a mandated court day, an order which the White House called &#8220;sabotage&#8221; and Mayorkas said was <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/12/mayorkas-florida-immigration-title-42-00096634" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;very harmful.&#8221;</a></p>
<p>During an appearance on ABC&#8217;s &#8220;This Week,&#8221; Mayorkas <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1657747561308909568" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said &#8220;a number&#8221;</a> of individuals were released &#8220;because of the surge that we experienced before Title 42 came to an end.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas conveniently omits the number of illegal immigrants they&#39;ve released into the country without court dates or the ability to track them. <a href="https://t.co/HfUBrDyBPm">pic.twitter.com/HfUBrDyBPm</a></p>
<p>&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1657747561308909568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>With the 50% drop in Border Patrol encounters, the secretary insisted the administration is &#8220;executing our consequence regime exactly as planned.&#8221;</p>

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