House Republicans are looking to replicate a key Trump-era policy at the U.S. border with Canada, as the northern border sees record encounter levels.
FIRST ON FOX: House Republicans are looking to echo a key Trump-era border policy, which kept migrants out of the U.S. for the duration of their immigration hearings, at the northern border with Canada – amid a sharp increase in apprehensions. The 'Remain in Canada Act,' introduced by Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, would duplicate the Remain-in-Mexico program – officially called the Migrant Protection Protocols – at the northern border.
Conservatives have credited the policy with ending the 'pull factor' of release into the U.S. which they believe has encouraged migrants to make the journey north. Currently, migrants are frequently released into the interior to wait for their court hearings, which may be up to eight years away. The Biden administration abolished the program, saying it was ineffective and left migrants in treacherous conditions in Mexico.
The head of the Swanton Sector said in November that agents have seen a 550% increase in apprehensions, with migrants arriving from 79 different countries. The top five countries from which migrants originated were Mexico, India, Venezuela, Haiti and Romania. Babin, who co-chairs the House Border Security Caucus, accused the Biden administration of an 'intentional mass-replacement effort' and said something must be done as America’s borders are 'overrun.
Republicans have called on the administration to re-implement Trump-era policies – including Remain-in-Mexico – while the Biden administration has called for the passage of more funding and reforms, including in a recent bipartisan Senate proposal, to fix what it says is a 'broken' immigration system.
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