'Happy Holidays!' KJP Ushers Kirby Off Stage When Asked About 2031 Court Dates for Illegal Immigrants

As things wind down for the holidays in Washington, D.C., illegal crossings at the Southern Border keep ramping up, and the Biden administration appears to have no real answer to the ongoing catastrophe. While they speak in lofty terms of getting to "root causes," they fail to address the number one "root cause": the cushy "Welcome" mat President Joe Biden set out when he took office.

As noted in the below tweet, we're currently on pace to hit 300,000 unauthorized crossings...in a month.

This isn’t the mic drop the Congressman thinks it is…

If 76,000 in one month was a “breaking point” as described by NYT in 2019, I can’t wait to see what they write about the December we’re in now, as we are currently on pace to hit 300,000 in one month.
We had 269k in Sept. https://t.co/yOyfqPn59p
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) December 20, 2023

At Thursday afternoon's White House press briefing, both Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby were asked about the border crisis, and both appeared to do their level best at doing anything but directly answering the questions put to them. (I do realize that tends to be part and parcel of their roles, but this set of dodges, ducks, dips, dives, and dodges seemed particularly tortured.)

During his turn at the podium, Kirby was asked in particular about the story of the Colombian woman who crossed illegally into El Paso, Texas, and was given a 2031 ICE "check-in date."

NEW: A Colombian woman who crossed illegally into El Paso, TX & was released into the U.S. was given an ICE check in date in NYC in 2031. Her immigration attorney, @mkolken, tells me it’s one of the most shocking things he’s seen in his nearly 30 years of immigration law. (1/2). pic.twitter.com/A71el4NFfa
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) December 20, 2023

In fairness to Kirby, border security isn't necessarily his bailiwick — and he has been pretty solid on the Israel-Hamas war, for instance. That said, his response here was pretty feeble.

John Kirby scurries off when confronted with the disastrous reality of Joe Biden's wide open border.

"It's not a hypothetical question! People are being given court dates in 2031!"

KJP: "Thanks, Admiral. Happy holidays!" pic.twitter.com/n4tbrbT31Z
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) December 21, 2023

REPORTER: Is the president thinking this far down the line? I mean, people are being given court dates seven years from now. So, is he creating a big problem for another president to have to figure out —
KIRBY: The president —
REPORTER: — if these people are going to be deported after just working, living, maybe having families here for seven years?
KIRBY: Again, I'm not going to get into hypothetical cases here. On day one of the administration, the president put to Congress a proposal for immigration reform. He has said in recent days he's willing to have a serious discussion with members of Congress about immigration policy. So, let's see where that goes. But he's taken the issue very, very seriously. Thanks, everybody.
REPORTER: It's not a hypothetical question. People are being given court dates in 2031.
JEAN-PIERRE: Thanks, Admiral. Happy Holidays!

As administration officials head off to celebrate their holidays, don't expect a holiday for Customs and Border Protection personnel. It sounds like they'll continue to have their hands full, with no end to the escalating influx in sight.