"As an example of the challenge: Currently, DHS has an operational, short-term holding capacity of 5,000 people per day.Estimates are that lifting Title 42 could increase anticipated holding needs to 18,000 people per day more than tripling DHS capacity. 4/5"Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Abigail Spanberger:
"Today, @RepSlotkin and I are calling on @StateDept and @DHSgov to delay lifting Title 42 until they have created and put in place a comprehensive plan to address the anticipated surge of people who will arrive at our southern border.We lay out concrete requests for action. 1/5"Read on Twitter
"Our country is not currently ready to contend with a surge of arrivals, the humanitarian crisis it would create if we were unprepared, or the regional instability caused by increased migration and revenues to human trafficking cartels. 2/5"Read on Twitter
"Without a strong plan in place and proactive steps to mitigate the impact of immigration surges, we would be risking our security at the border and creating untenable circumstances for the men and women of the U.S. border patrol tasked with enforcing our laws. 3/5"Read on Twitter