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DeSantis activates National Guard amid increase of migrant landings on Florida Keys

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Gov. Ron DeSantis has activated the Florida National Guard amid the increase of migrant landings on the Florida Keys. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order Friday activating the Florida National Guard and directing state law enforcement agencies to help local governments dealing with an increase of migrant s landing in the Florida Keys. Those and other resources are being activated, in part, to help "prevent further migrant landing s on Florida's shores," DeSantis said in a statement. "As the negative impacts of Biden's lawless immigration policies continue unabated, the burden of the Biden administration's failure falls on local law enforcement who lack the resources to deal with the crisis," the statement said. "That is why I am activating the National Guard and directing state resources to help alleviate the strain on local resources. When Biden continues to ignore his legal responsibilities, we will step in to support our comm...

Title 42 actually contributes to increased migration numbers, data suggests

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What is the real impact of Title 42 and how could it contribute to record border crossings? Authorities at the southern border have been arresting, detaining and removing migrants at the border more times in the past year than ever before in U.S. history. Much of that work has been done under the Title 42 public Health order, implemented in the early days of COVID-19, which allows for the rapid expulsion of migrants without opportunities to apply for asylum. While Republicans have insisted Title 42 should remain in place as a means of handling the record numbers , mounting evidence indicates the protocols actually contribute to that very issue. MORE: Title 42 on hold after Roberts grants temporary stay in states' appeal to keep restriction Over the past several years, a groundswell of migration has built up throughout Central and South America with many people waiting for the end of pandemic-era restrictions like Title 42. Legal battles between mostly GOP-led states, the federal ...

Title 42 reversal will 'likely increase' migration, influx of Venezuelan migrants expected: DHS

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The Department of Homeland Security expects an increase in migration with the rollback of Title 42. The Department of Homeland Security expects an increase in migration with the rollback of Title 42, according to a DHS Intelligence and Analysis bulletin obtained by ABC News. Title 42 is the Trump era policy, continued by the Biden administration, which expels migrants under the auspices of the pandemic. "Title 42 authorities are set to expire on 21 December, and the reversal of the policy will likely increase migration flows immediately as migrants adapt to recent changes," the bulletin dated Dec. 12 says. Migrants cross the US-Mexico border from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on Dec. 14, 2022. Christian Chavez/AP DHS has been planning for the end of Title 42 since March when they rolled out a six point plan, which was updated this week and includes surging resources to the border and deconflicting points of entry to ease the burden for U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers. In...