Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) led 30 of his colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden demanding a comprehensive plan detailing how the Biden Administration will handle the influx of illegal migrants following the possible end of Title 42.

On Monday, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts granted a stay pending further order, temporarily blocking the termination of Title 42 — which was set to expire today, December 21st. In response, the Biden Administration asked the Supreme Court to allow Title 42 to end but requested that Roberts’ administrative stay remain until December 27th.

The lawmakers raised concerns about the inevitable increase of illegal migrant encounters when Title 42 ends, which will only worsen the ongoing catastrophe: “There have been nearly a half-million encounters at the southern border since October, which is outpacing FY 2022 and substantially outpacing FY 2021, where there were just over 216,000 encounters in the same period. Undoubtedly, there is a crisis at our southern border. It has been reported that U.S. officials are privately bracing for a massive influx of more than 170,000 illegal immigrants at the southern border likely before the calendar year ends with the termination of Title 42.”

“President Biden was fully prepared to deliver a heightened border crisis to the American people just in time for Christmas,” said Clyde. “Thankfully, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked the termination of Title 42, giving the Biden Administration more time to adequately prepare a comprehensive plan as litigation proceeds. Yet the President is still determined to wreak havoc on the southern border — this time after the holiday weekend and as he enjoys a tropical vacation.”

“Given the Biden Administration’s track record of abdicating its responsibilities and enabling mayhem through its open border agenda, I don’t believe the President is prepared for the possible end of Title 42 or has any intention of improving the situation at the southern border anytime soon. I look forward to fully investigating this matter, holding the Biden Administration accountable, and advancing policies to secure the border under a House Republican majority next year,” Clyde added.

Read the Washington Examiner’s exclusive on Rep. Clyde’s letter HERE.

Full text of the letter is available HERE.

Co-signers include: Representatives Andy Biggs (AZ-05), Dan Bishop (NC-09), Michael Cloud (TX-27), Rick Crawford (AR-01), Scott DesJarlais (TN-04), Russ Fulcher (ID-01), Bob Good (VA-05), Paul Gosar (AZ-04), Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14), Michael Guest (MS-03), Andy Harris (MD-01), Diana Harshbarger (TN-01), Yvette Herrell (NM-02),Jody Hice (GA-10), Clay Higgins (LA-03), Dave Joyce (OH-14), Mike Kelly (PA-16), Doug Lamborn (CO-05), Debbie Lesko (AZ-08), Brian Mast (FL-18), John Moolenaar (MI-04), Barry Moore (AL-02), Ralph Norman (SC-05), Scott Perry (PA-10), Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14), Pete Stauber (MN-08), Claudia Tenney (NY-22), Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02), Mike Waltz (FL-06), and Randy Weber (TX-14).