Senators have repeatedly urged the administration to develop a workable plan to manage the expected influx of immigrants when Title 42 ends

Washington – Arizona Senator Kirsten Cinema calls with elected officials to discuss ending Title 42 and how they will support Arizona border communities as they manage increased levels of migration I asked if it was the best.

“Despite repeated phone calls, the government has failed to prepare and implement a viable plan for ending Title 42. We have gathered local leaders in Arizona to address the government’s inaction. Communities don’t suffer as a result, it’s about maintaining families, said Cinema, chairman of the Border Control Subcommittee.

The government will end the COVID-19 related emergency declaration on May 11th. This also removes the basis for Title 42. For over a year he urged The administration will implement a comprehensive plan to prepare for the expected surge in immigrant encounters when Title 42 ends.

A senator recently questioned Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorcas about the government’s plan to manage rising levels of immigration following the Title 42 permanent suspension, raising concerns about a lack of preparedness.

Last week, cinema led a hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Government Operations and Border Control Arizona’s Frontline Region Mayors and Officials Learn more about how the ongoing border and immigration crisis is affecting Arizona’s border communities.

Cinema led two bipartisan congressional delegations to the Arizona-Mexico border this year to show colleagues what Arizona’s border communities go through every day. Last month, Cinema joined Senator Tom Tillis (R-R), Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-Arizona), Rep. Tony Gonzalez (R-Texas), and Rep. David Baradao (R-California) on the Southwest border. visited. The delegation participated in local perspective discussions with Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dunnells and other local leaders to hear from Arizona people on the front lines of the ongoing border crisis.

In January, Cinema led the largest bipartisan delegation in recent memory of U.S. Senators on the southwestern border of El Paso, Texas, and Yuma, Arizona, to address the ongoing humanitarian and security crisis directly. saw. In Yuma, Cinema convened a roundtable discussion with participating U.S. Senators, nonprofits, local law enforcement and local elected leaders on the challenges facing border communities as a result of the crisis. We talked.

The end of last year, Cinema partners with Republican Senator Tom Tillis For a bipartisan proposal to boost investment in Border Patrol and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) field operations officers. Provide border controls through enhanced enforcement, technology, resources, and more. Modernize the asylum system. Reform the employment visa system to ensure Japan’s international competitiveness. Approximately 2 million Dreamers brought to this country as children establish a pathway to legal citizenship through no fault of their own.

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