Title 42 Survives, But Will Congress Finally Act On The Border?

Though the Biden Administration had planned to lift Title 42, the Trump-era policy that limited the flow of migrants into the US as a COVID-19 precaution, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the order must remain in place until arguments are heard in February. This comes after multiple Republican lawmakers voiced concerns that the southern border would become severely overwhelmed in the absence of Title 42, as the US recorded a record-high number of migrant crossings in fiscal year 2022 despite the policy being in place. Now, all eyes are on Congress to pass legislation to prepare the border for the eventual removal of Title 42, which could happen in just two months. On the Rundown, Former Chief of US Border Patrol and retired acting ICE director Ronald Vitiello joins to discuss his thoughts on why the US has seen a massive border surge despite current policies in place, how Congress should act to prepare for the eventual lift of Title 42, and why the Biden Administration’s current plans for the border are ‘the worst prescription they could have come up with.’

The drug fentanyl has become one of the leading causes of death for American adults and now this overdose crisis is impacting adolescents as well. In 2021, one study found that 77 percent of all teen overdose deaths were due to fentanyl, with many of these teens seeking pills that have unknowingly been laced with fentanyl.  Today, we look back at Alex Hogan’s conversation with Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody when she joined the Rundown to explain how an insecure southern border is driving the rise in fentanyl overdoses. She also discussed the importance of parents educating themselves and having conversations with their children about the dangers of fentanyl.

Plus, commentary from Karoline Leavitt, Former Republican nominee for Congress in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District.