Biden Faces Scrutiny Over Surge of Haitian Migrants

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🗓️ 22 September 2021

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

The Biden administration is expelling hundreds of Haitian migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, after thousands arrived at a crossing near Del Rio, Texas this weekend. Photos of groups in makeshift campsites and of border patrol agents aggressively confronting the migrants on horseback sparked outrage. Now, Biden is facing pressure from all sides: many Republicans say he needs to be tougher on border security, while many Democrats say deporting the migrants, without the option to apply for asylum, is cruel.

This episode: White House correspondent Asma Khalid, White House correspondent Franco Ordonez, and national immigration correspondent Joel Rose.

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0:42.0	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics podcast. I must mahala, I cover the White House.
0:46.0	And I'm Franco Adoniaz, I also cover the White House.
0:49.0	And today on the show we've got a special guest, Joel Rose, who covers immigration for NPR.
0:55.0	Joel, thanks so much for joining us on the podcast today.
0:58.0	Hey, you're welcome. Thanks for having me.
1:00.0	So Joel, we asked you to come on the show, in part because we saw some really dramatic and frankly alarming images coming from the US Mexico border over the weekend.
1:10.0	Thousands of Haitian migrants at this makeshift camp in Texas border town.
1:15.0	The US government has of course begun to move those Haitians out of those makeshift camps at this point.
1:21.0	But first, can you explain the context?
1:24.0	Why are a number of Haitians trying to gain entry into the United States right now?
1:29.0	Well sure, you know, many of these people are originally from Haiti.
1:33.0	But from what we understand, many of them have been living in South America in places like Brazil and Chile.
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