The US announced Monday that foreign nationals would be allowed to travel by air into the country if they are vaccinated, and Fox News' Peter Doocy asked White House press secretary Jen Psaki if the same standard would apply to migrants at the southern border.
'Is somebody asking the foreign nationals who are walking into Del Rio, Texas and setting up camps on this side of the border for proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test?' Doocy asked.
At long last, the Biden administration announced it would allow all fully vaccinated foreign nationals to travel to the US beginning in November, though the land border between the US and Mexico remain closed.
All travelers are required to take a Covid-19 test within three days of their flight and show proof of vaccination.
'As individuals come across border they are both assessed for whether they have any symptoms and if they have symptoms the intention is for them to be quarantined,' the press secretary said.
'They are not intending to stay here for a lengthy period of time,' Psaki added, 'I don't think it's the same thing.'
'These are individuals ... we are expelling based on Title 42 specifically because of Covid.'
'Is somebody asking the foreign nationals who are walking into Del Rio, Texas and setting up camps on this side of the border for proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test?' Fox Nes' Doocy asked
'As individuals come across border they are both assessed for whether they have any symptoms and if they have symptoms the intention is for them to be quarantined,' press secretary said Jen Psaki said
A judge last week ordered the Biden administration to stop using Title 42, a coronavirus public health order, to expel migrant families with children.
Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security watchdog found that DHS is putting its staff and surrounding communities at risk with lax Covid-19 measures.
The report specifically investigated a lack of Covid-19 testing at DHS facilities. It found that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) does not have the resources to test migrants who enter their custody and relies on public health systems in surrounding towns to do so.
'Without stronger COVID-19 prevention measures in place, DHS is putting its
