Earlier this month, White House press secretary Jen Psaki
ADVERTISEMENT The Northern Triangle is not the same as the border. They re all related to each other but being responsible and in the lead for the Northern Triangle is working with these countries in the region, addressing the root causes, working with them on how we can address issues like long term food insecurity, drought, the COVID-19 pandemic, hurricanes, etc., said Psaki.
Still, Republicans say conditions on the border and in the Northern Triangle are part of the same issue.
“In no rational world can you separate what’s happening at the southern border with what’s happening in the Northern Triangle countries and Mexico. President Biden tapped Vice President Harris to manage this crisis and the Vice President is now trying to distract from the obvious disaster created by their Administration, a House Judiciary Republican spokesperson told The Hill in an email.
The White House insisted Monday that President Biden
“We have every intention to increase the cap and to make an announcement of that by May 15 at the latest, and I expect it will be sooner than that,” press secretary Jen Psaki
Psaki defended the administration’s handling of the refugee policy, after an announcement last week that Biden would keep the cap at 15,000 prompted widespread outcry from Democrats.
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Hours after the initial announcement, the White House backpedaled, saying that Biden planned to increase the number on or before May 15 but that it was unlikely that he would raise it to 62,500.
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