[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 30, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H4003]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 ENDING TITLE 42 AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER

  (Mr. ROY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROY. Madam Speaker, as we sit here in the Chamber of the United 
States House of Representatives today, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security has announced that he is ready to end the use of Title 42 at 
our southern border. This is as we speak, while in March, we have had 
100,000 apprehensions in the first half of the month, barreling towards 
200,000, of which half have been able to be turned away under Title 42.
  When the Secretary ends Title 42, there will be a deluge at our 
southern border. This is known, which is evidenced by the fact that the 
Secretary is already working with FEMA behind the scenes and quietly to 
deal with the emergency that is no doubt about to occur at our southern 
border. This is going to cause massive injury to migrants, cartels 
empowered, Americans endangered, fentanyl pouring across our border, 
all because the Secretary refuses to do his job.
  This is an inexcusable dereliction of duty by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security. It is an impeachable act to not carry out his 
constitutional duty to defend the border of the United States.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join together to condemn the 
Secretary, condemn the administration, and demand that the Secretary 
actually do his job to secure the border and not end Title 42, even as 
Americans continue to wear masks on airplanes during a public health 
emergency.

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