From the Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, on September 20, 2021.
Peter Doocy: And then a question about what’s going on at the border: Is somebody asking the foreign nationals who are walking in in Del Rio, Texas, and setting up camps on this side of the border for proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test?
Jen Psaki: Well, first of all, I can re- — I can re-address for you or re-talk you through what —
Doocy: But that is the —
Psaki: — steps we take.
Doocy: — but that is the policy for people who fly into the country. So if somebody walks into the country, right across the river, does somebody ask them to see their vaccination card?
Psaki: Well, let me explain to you again, Peter, how our process works. As individuals —
Doocy: It doesn’t sound like it.
Psaki: As individuals come across the border and — they are both assessed for whether they have any symptoms. If they have symptoms, they are — the intention is for them to be quarantined; that is our process. They’re not intending to stay here for a lengthy period of time. I don’t think it’s the same thing.
Doocy: But they’re here. What’s the difference?
Psaki: It’s not the same thing. These are individuals — as we’ve noted and as we’ve been — discussed, we are expelling individuals based on Title 42, specifically because of COVID, because we want to prevent a scenario where large numbers of people are gathering, posing a threat to the community and also to the migrants themselves.
So, those are the policies that we put in place, in large part because, again, the CDC continues to recommend Title 42 be in place, given we’re facing a global pandemic.
Full Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfTOZTvPs5s
Full Transcript: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2021/09/20/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-jen-psaki-september-20-2021/
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