Julian Castro knocks Biden administration over refugee policy
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Castro said that public health experts and doctors have pushed the Biden administration to end the policy, arguing that the policy was more politically motivated.
"Hundreds-or even thousands-of asylum-seekers fleeing desperate conditions have been deported back to those same places, only to be kidnapped, tortured, raped, or murdered. This is why asylum is an international human right-this is why it exists," Castro said.
Castro's comments come as Democratic anger grows over the administration's treatment of Haitian migrants that camped out under a bridge in Del Rio, Texas.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Friday that the bridge had been completely cleared out, meaning that the agency had processed about 15,000 migrants who were under the bridge.
"In the past week alone, the administration has used Title 42 to deport 15,000 Haitians who fled disasters, poverty, and political turmoil," he continued.
Castro said the Biden administration has made "great strides" to control the pandemic. He further said that President Biden has reversed course on "many important" policies.
However, on the issue of asylum, "Trump's policies appear to be becoming default."
"Joe Biden was elected to turn the page on Trump's cruelty, recklessness, and incompetence-especially on immigration," Castro said. "Voters EXPECT him to not only end these policies, but build our immigration system back better-with compassion and common sense, as he promised."
"Hundreds-or even thousands-of asylum-seekers fleeing desperate conditions have been deported back to those same places, only to be kidnapped, tortured, raped, or murdered. This is why asylum is an international human right-this is why it exists," Castro said.
Castro's comments come as Democratic anger grows over the administration's treatment of Haitian migrants that camped out under a bridge in Del Rio, Texas.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Friday that the bridge had been completely cleared out, meaning that the agency had processed about 15,000 migrants who were under the bridge.
"In the past week alone, the administration has used Title 42 to deport 15,000 Haitians who fled disasters, poverty, and political turmoil," he continued.
Castro said the Biden administration has made "great strides" to control the pandemic. He further said that President Biden has reversed course on "many important" policies.
However, on the issue of asylum, "Trump's policies appear to be becoming default."
"Joe Biden was elected to turn the page on Trump's cruelty, recklessness, and incompetence-especially on immigration," Castro said. "Voters EXPECT him to not only end these policies, but build our immigration system back better-with compassion and common sense, as he promised."
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