Border Official: Biden’s Immigration Policy ‘May Have Driven’ Migrant Surge, Encouraged Smugglers

Border Official: Biden’s Immigration Policy ‘May Have Driven’ Migrant Surge, Encouraged Smugglers
This file photo shows a hole cut into Southern California's border fence with Mexico on March 3, 2021. U.S. Customs and Border Protection via AP
Masooma Haq
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The Biden administration’s southwestern border coordinator, Roberta Jacobson, told reporters during a White House briefing Wednesday that the administration’s “more humane” immigration policies may be driving the migrant surge at the southern border and encouraging smugglers.

“Surges tend to respond to hope, and there was a significant hope for a more humane policy after four years of pent up demand,” she told reporters.

Masooma Haq
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Masooma Haq began reporting for The Epoch Times from Pakistan in 2008. She currently covers a variety of topics including U.S. government, culture, and entertainment.
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