A delighted Moroccan migrant arriving at the US-Mexico border has praised President Joe Biden after crossing illegally in Lukeville, Arizona.
The remote part of the border has seen a massive influx of migrants from around the world in recent days, including from countries in Africa and the Middle East.
In an interview with Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin In the border town, a migrant admitted that he was not seeking asylum and was instead traveling there to look for job opportunities in New York.
“I love you, Joe Biden, thank you for everything, Joe Biden. I am a good person, I want to be a good person here in the United States,” the man, who did not reveal his name, told Melugin.
The same man, seen wearing an orange jacket and black hoodie, claimed to local reporters that he was hit in the face by “Africans” while driving.
A delighted Moroccan migrant arriving at the US-Mexico border has praised President Joe Biden after crossing illegally in Lukeville, Arizona
The remote part of the border has seen a massive influx of migrants from around the world in recent days, including from countries in Africa and the Middle East
“I love you, Joe Biden, thank you for everything, Joe Biden!”
I spoke with two African men who entered Lukeville, AZ (Morocco and Liberia) illegally.
Both admitted to me that they were not seeking asylum and instead wanted work and opportunities in the United States. They both plan to go to NYC. pic.twitter.com/IK8fcY3qvB— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) December 5, 2023
“The Africans beat me and the police beat me too,” he claimed.
He added that they wanted to take him to prison and that he had “not eaten in 24 hours.”
“I haven’t eaten for 24 hours, can you help me?” he pleaded with the local reporter he was speaking to.
Further reports indicate that the young man allegedly “pushed the line and caused a fight.”
Border Patrol also blames the Biden administration’s handling of the border crisis, saying the Lukeville surge was due to an “open invitation” from them
Another migrant from Liberia told Melugin that he came to the border town to find “quality of life,” adding that “America is a land of opportunity.”
Hundreds of men were spotted camping outside the remote border port, with nearly 3,000 encounters in a single day and 17,500 encounters in a single week in the Tucson sector, the highest numbers ever recorded, according to Fox News.
The channel filmed migrants exploiting gaps in the border wall that were being repaired by federal contractors.
Last week, Arizona Rep. Juan Ciscomani called for the Arizona National Guard to be deployed to the border and asked Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to recommend such action to the Pentagon.
“The Tucson Sector is a leader in encounters and our agents and officers are overrun and understaffed,” Ciscomani said in a letter to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas obtained by the outlet.
“The situation is long past its breaking point and those on the front lines of this crisis need immediate support.”
The same man, seen wearing an orange jacket and black hoodie, claimed to local reporters that he was hit in the face by “Africans” while driving
Resources for the Tucson sector have surged in the region, which typically sees less traffic than counterparts such as the Rio Grande Valley.
There were more than 2.4 million migrant encounters across the U.S. southern border in fiscal year 2023, a new record.
The Biden administration has claimed it needs Congress to act and provide more funding for the border processes.
Since 2021, she has called on Republicans to support a comprehensive immigration bill that she introduced on the first day of the administration.
“Almost three years have passed since then [Biden took office]Congress has failed to respond, a White House official told CNBC.
“Due to its failure, the government has focused on implementing a strategy of humane, safe and orderly enforcement, putting in place policies to process individuals in a fair and expeditious manner and to continue deporting those who have no legal basis to remain in the country. ” The United States.’
Since 2021, she has called on Republicans to support a comprehensive immigration bill that she introduced on the first day of the administration
There were more than 2.4 million migrant encounters across the U.S. southern border in fiscal year 2023, a new record
Instead, the Conservatives would like to introduce their own bill that would increase funding for border security while limiting asylum and parole on humanitarian grounds
Republicans blame leniency and rollbacks of Trump-era policies like Title 42 for the ongoing crisis
The bill would include amnesty for millions of illegal immigrants – a law vehemently opposed by Republicans.
Instead, the Conservatives would like to introduce their own bill that would increase funding for border security while limiting asylum and parole on humanitarian grounds.
They have blamed the ongoing crisis on forbearance and the rollback of Trump-era policies like Title 42.
Border Patrol also blames the Biden administration’s handling of the border crisis, saying the Lukeville surge was due to an “open invitation” from them.
“It takes its toll on the men and women.” [of Border Patrol] who are out there putting their lives on the line every day,” Art Del Cueto of the National Border Patrol Council told Fox News.
Some southern governors, such as Greg Abbott of Texas and Ron DeSantis of Florida, have moved to bus migrants north to liberal-run cities as states are overwhelmed by migrant numbers.
Resources for the Tucson sector have increased in the region, which typically sees less traffic than comparable areas such as the Rio Grande Valley (pictured is a line of migrants in Lukeville).
Last week, Arizona Rep. Juan Ciscomani called for the Arizona National Guard to be deployed to the border and asked Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to recommend such action to the Pentagon
That has led to a surge in shelters in northern cities, and many Democratic leaders have lamented Biden’s policies and called for federal officials to help cover the cost of migrant shelters in their cities.
Abbott said he would not stop sending the migrant buses north and that Texas “will continue to use every tool at our disposal to secure the border as best we can.”
The governor visited New York last month and saw firsthand how overwhelmed the city is by the more than 120,000 asylum seekers who have arrived in the last 18 months. Abbott, a Republican, has claimed it is not he who is to blame but President Joe Biden.
“The main importer of migrants into New York is not Texas, it is Joe Biden,” he said at a breakfast event at the Manhattan Institute, a conservative think tank. Abbott said he created the busing program in response to the plight of small border towns in his state that lack the resources to handle border crossers.