Despite released video, White House says 'no such thing as secret flights'

The Trump administration enacted Title 42 public health protections in March of 2020 in order to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Under the Biden administration, "Just 59% of single adult migrants encountered by Border Patrol agents in December were expelled via Title 42 public health protections - the latest in a steady decline in the use of the Trump-era order that allows for the rapid expulsion of migrants at the border" reports Fox News.

Fox News reports "The 59% of single adults expelled is down from 66% of expulsions of single adults under Title 42 in November and 75% as recently as August. At the beginning of the Biden administration, that number was significantly higher."

"In the last month of the Trump administration, in December 2020, 58,944 of the 64,536 single adults were returned via Title 42, and in March 2021, shortly after the Biden administration took over, 87,579 of the 100,116 single adults encountered were returned" adds Fox News.

A spokesperson said, "DHS continues to expel migrants under Centers for Disease Control and Preventions Title 42 authority."

"Our borders are not open, and people should not make the dangerous journey. Individuals and families are subject to border restrictions, including expulsion," they said.

Fox News reports, "Some migrants from places such as Nicaragua and Cuba are being enrolled into the recently restored Migrant Protection Protocols, but the number enrolled into the program - which sees migrants returned to Mexico - were less than 300 in December."

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