ABC's Jonathan Karl pressed DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about criticism of the Biden administration's immigration policy, suggesting it was too 'harsh.'
ABC's Jonathan Karl pressed DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over criticism that the Biden administration was being too "harsh" on migrants.
"Well, you are also of course getting hit from the other side, those that are saying you are being too harsh on the border, requiring that migrants seek asylum in a third country first, these penalties for those who cross illegally," Karl said."The ACLU is suing to challenge that, and I want to read one of the lead lawyers for the ACLU said, ‘the Biden Administration new ban places vulnerable asylum seekers in grave danger and violates U.S.
"Disagree with every aspect of that statement," Mayorkas continued."This is not an asylum ban. We have a humanitarian obligation as well as a matter of security to cut the ruthless smugglers out. That is a responsibility of government. And we are doing that." "Trump policy was you first had to apply for asylum in another country. If you were coming from south of Mexico, that’s exactly what you are doing," Karl said.
"First of all, President Biden has led the greatest expansion of lawful pathways ever. What our rule provides is that an individual must access those lawful pathways that we have made available to them. If they have not, then they must have sought relief in one of the countries through which they have traveled and been denied. And if they haven’t done either, it’s not a ban on asylum, but they have a higher threshold of proof that they have to meet.
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