More and more lawmakers are breaking with the biden administration on title 42. the latest is ohio rep tim ryan. he said prematurely ending this policy without a path forward does nothing to keep americans safe. support our border patrol agents. protect asylum seekers or bring about the comprehensive fix our immigration system needs. ryan joins 9 democratic senators who have opposed lifting title 42. including gary peter, chris coons, mark kelly, care discontinue sinema. warnock, masto, joe manchin and jon tester plus congressman henry cuellar and nevada democratic governor james sisolak. now, the number of illegal crossings surged to 209906 in march which surpassed the previous high from july which was the highest number since march of 2000, guys. steve: jackie, kudos to the
The biden administration, according to white house press secretary jen psaki is preparing and planning for title 42 to end on may 23rd, despite reports that the inner circle, the president s inner circle is weighing whether or not they should actually follow through with that listen. the president or are you guys having discussions with advisers about delaying the removal of title 42? well, i would, again, remind everyone who gave me the thank you so thank you. title 2 is not immigration authority. i will get i will get to your question. i promise, peter. it is a public health authority. so right now we are planning and preparing for the end ever title 42 enforcement on may 23rd. psaki also stopped short of promising additional funding for ice as it deals with a surge of illegal migration. but said there are, quote: a range of options to pull from including other agencies and engaging with congress. sorry about the lawn mower behind me. there we go.