AMODEI REACTS TO DISAPPOINTING SCOTUS TITLE 42 IMMIGRATION RULING
Media Contact: Lynn Hatcher, (202) 225-6155
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mark Amodei (NV-02) issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court announced its ruling in the Title 42 case Biden v. Texas:
“I’m disappointed that the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled to uphold President Biden’s decision to end Title 42, the Trump-era order better known as the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy designed to help secure the border and keep Americans safe. Since the start of this failed Administration, over 2.9 million illegal immigrants have been apprehended at the southern border, and those numbers continue to rise, setting new records month after month. This is not only a national security crisis, but also a humanitarian crisis that will grow worse and worse following this ruling. Just this week, 53 migrants were found dead in a tractor trailer near the border in Texas because of a tragic and failed human smuggling attempt, and so far this fiscal year, over 7,700 pounds of fentanyl, enough to kill millions of Americans, has been seized by Customs and Border Protection. This is not the time for weak immigration policies that encourage illegal crossings.
“As such, today in the Appropriations Committee markup on the Fiscal Year 2023 Labor, Health and Human Services bill, I was glad to vote for an amendment that would effectively delay the Biden Administration from ending Title 42. Unfortunately, House Democrats rejected the amendment. Further, I’ve called for an investigation into the release of migrants in the U.S. along with my colleagues on the Appropriations Committee, and I will continue to support strong border policies. I urge this Administration and this majority party in Congress to secure our border, protect existing laws that keep American citizens healthy and safe, and enact legislation that will address the surge of drug smugglers and human traffickers at the border. But given the Supreme Court’s ruling on Title 42, unfortunately, we can expect that the partisan political agendas of this Administration will only be incentivized.”
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