Despite President Biden’s recent executive action restricting asylum-seekers illegally crossing the US border, internal guidance given to US Border Patrol agents in the San Diego sector in Southern California instructed them to admit most foreign nationals into the country instead of placing them in removal proceedings.
Border Patrol agents were instructed to permit illegals from all but only six of the over 100 countries in the Eastern Hemisphere to be released into the US instead of held for deportation, a clear contradiction to what a senior administration official told reporters in a press call on June 11.
The official told reporters that the executive order issued by President Biden would allow immigration officials to “impose an immediate and fast consequence” to illegals crossing the US border “no matter what country they’re coming from.”
The document was given to Border Patrol agents in the San Diego sector of the southern border. Each of the nine sectors has discretion on border enforcement based on the demographics of those illegally entering the country.
The leaked document said the new guidance was in response to President Biden’s executive order.
According to the document, of the over 100 countries in the Eastern Hemisphere, which includes the continents of Asia, Africa, Europe, and the country of Australia, only illegals from six countries would be prevented from seeking asylum under Biden’s executive order — Russia, Georgia, Moldova, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.
Adults from those six countries would be referred to ICE for immediate removal. However, for every other country, Border Patrol agents in the San Diego sector were told to release them into the United States with court appearance documents.
A Customs and Border Protection official downplayed the document, saying that Border Patrol agents in the San Diego sector would continue placing illegals “of all nationalities” in expedited removal proceedings. The official also said funding for Border Patrol had to be increased to fully carry out the president’s executive order.
