The Biden administration will reportedly direct Border Patrol agents to release illegal migrants into the U.S. with minimal processing and little oversight.

The administration is preparing a memo for Border Patrol agents that would direct them to release migrants into the U.S. interior without assigning them a date in an immigration court or coming up with a plan to track them, according to NBC News. The move comes as the administration struggles to contain a growing surge of illegal immigration prompted by the court-ordered repeal of Title 42.

“We’re already breaking and we haven’t hit the starting line,” one DHS official told NBC News. The U.S. hit a record on Tuesday, tallying more than 11,000 migrant apprehensions at the border in a single day.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) called the strategy “unacceptable.”

“Instead of enforcing U.S. immigration laws, Biden is enabling mass catch and release,” Abbott tweeted. “America is a nation of laws. This must end.”

Unacceptable!

Biden admin plans to allow for the release of some migrants into the U.S. with no way to track them.

Instead of enforcing U.S. immigration laws, Biden is enabling mass catch and release.

America is a nation of laws. This must end. https://t.co/ruogHkR5PS

— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) May 11, 2023

A representative with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told NBC that the memo would only apply to illegal immigrants who have been vetted for safety.

“As Republican and Democratic administrations alike have done in the past to protect the safety and security of Border Patrol agents and migrants in the event of severe overcrowding conditions, U.S. Border Patrol sectors may consider releasing certain migrants who have undergone strict national security and public safety vetting to continue their immigration processes,” the representative said.

“This may include processing migrants for parole to reduce the amount of time they spend in custody. Each parole will be considered on an individualized case-by-case basis, and individuals who are released will be required to check in with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and undergo removal proceedings in immigration court,” DHS continued. “Individuals may be placed into an Alternatives to Detention program to ensure compliance, if deemed appropriate. The targeted use of parole will allow Border Patrol to focus its resources most effectively to quickly process and remove individuals who do not have a legal basis to remain in the country.”

Tracking and compelling illegal migrants to appear for immigration trials has been a serious problem for immigration authorities. In 2017, immigration courts reported that migrants failed to appear at their court hearing after being set free in the U.S. 43% of the time.

In addition to releasing migrants into the country, the Biden administration is also reviving a Trump-era immigration policy that President Joe Biden was critical of during the 2020 election. The Biden administration finalized a rule in the Federal Register on Wednesday that disqualifies migrants from applying for asylum in the U.S. if they neglected to first apply for asylum in other countries they traveled through, such as Mexico.

Biden previously panned former President Donald Trump for the rule in 2020.

“This is the first president in the history of the United States of America that anybody seeking asylum has to do it in another country,” Biden said during the final debate of the campaign. “That’s never happened before in America.”

Former President Donald Trump had a series of ups and downs during the first half of his Wednesday night town hall in New Hampshire on CNN.

Trump repeatedly sparred with CNN host Kaitlan Collins throughout the event on a wide range of subjects, including his stolen election claims, the January 6 riot, a civil court ruling that he battered and defamed author E. Jean Carroll, the economy, energy independence, the debt ceiling, the Second Amendment, the border, abortion, the war in Ukraine, and more.

Trump claimed that the 2020 presidential election was rigged and stolen for a good portion of the opening 45 minutes of the event and he refused to acknowledge that he lost.

“You and your supporters lost more than 60 court cases on the election,” Collins said. “It’s been nearly two and a half years. Can you publicly acknowledge that you did lose the 2020 election?”

“They found millions of votes on camera, on government cameras, where they were stuffing ballot boxes,” Trump said. “So with all of that, I think it’s a shame what happened. I think it’s a very sad thing for our country. I think it’s a very sad thing, frankly, for the world, because if you look at what’s gotten to our country, our country has gone to hell.”

Pressed by CNN's @kaitlancollins in a New Hampshire town hall, former President Donald Trump again refuses to concede that he lost the 2020 election and repeats his false claims about election fraud.

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The former president defended his actions on January 6 as he blamed former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser for turning down his alleged offer to send in the National Guard.

At one point, Trump pulled out notes to recount things that he said around that time about the need to respect law enforcement and to maintain peace. He did not answer Collins’ repeated question about why it took him three hours before calling for the riot to end.

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Donald Trump takes out receipts LIVE on CNN “Let me pull it out” 🤣 pic.twitter.com/M20xVmXAst

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 11, 2023

When asked if he owed former Vice President Mike Pence an apology for the events of that day, Trump said that he did not because he claimed that Pence was in the wrong.

“No, because he did something wrong,” Trump said. “He should’ve put the votes back to the state legislatures and I think we would’ve had a different outcome.”

Trump said that he was inclined to pardon many of the people convicted of crimes during the January 6 riot, something that he has faced criticism over from some of his top supporters for not doing while he was still in office. Trump said that he was open to potentially pardoning some of the Proud Boys who were convicted of seditious conspiracy.

Trump aggressively pushed back on the ruling this week from a New York civil jury that ruled that he battered and defamed rape accuser E. Jean Carroll. The jury ruled that he did not rape her.

“This woman, I don’t know her,” Trump said. “I never met her. I have no idea who she is.”

Perhaps the strongest moment that Trump had during the night was when he spoke about the economy and energy independence.

CNN TownHall Voter: "On the economy, if elected again as President what is the first thing you would do to bring down costs to make things more affordable?"

President Trump: "Drill Baby Drill" pic.twitter.com/kmHgB4TE3N

— Real Mac Report (@RealMacReport) May 11, 2023

When asked about the U.S. debt ceiling, Trump said that Congress should default on the debt if the White House does not make cuts — which would result in serious economic and financial problems for the U.S.

“I say to the Republicans out there — congressmen, senators — if they don’t give you massive cuts, you’re going to have to do a default, and I don’t believe they’re going to do a default because I think the Democrats will absolutely cave, will absolutely cave because you don’t want to have that happen, but it’s better than what we’re doing right now because we’re spending money like drunken sailors,” Trump said. “You might as well do it now because you’ll do it later because we have to save this country.”