President Biden and first lady Jill Biden are jetting off to the Virgin Islands to ring in the new year, leaving the country to grapple with a seemingly never-ending immigration crisis.
It will be the family’s first second vacation trip in two years to St. Croix as the US deals with deadly disasters — last year Biden enjoyed his tropical vacation while a winter blast killed dozens.
The commander in chief will land in St. Croix Wednesday afternoon, the White House announced Saturday.
It’s unclear how long Biden, 81, will spend basking in the Caribbean sun, or where he will live.
Last year, he and his family lived for free at the multimillion-dollar beachfront villa of wealthy donors Bill and Connie Neville — who gave more than $10,000 to the 2020 Biden campaign and were among a select group admitted to the White House’s state dinner. first. .
The Bidens were enjoying the three-bedroom manse — which had an in-ground pool, lush landscaping and piercing blue ocean views — when a catastrophic storm dumped record-breaking snow on Buffalo, leaving dozens dead.
Biden may very well need a St. Patrick’s Day vacation. Croix, especially after it was revealed that he will begin 2024 with lower approval ratings than any of his seven predecessors at the same point in their first terms.
President Biden and his family will land in St. Croix two days after Christmas. Getty Images
Only 39% of Americans like his job performance, according to a new poll.
The main driver of the disappointing numbers is the ongoing migrant crisis, which sees a massive spike at the end of 2023.
On Monday, US Customs and Border Protection officials found more than 12,600 illegal immigrants along the US-Mexico border, setting a single-day record.
Last year, the Biden family lived in a luxury villa owned by a wealthy business owner who contributed $10,000 to his 2020 campaign. Calabash Real Estate
The Post saw a group of about 600 migrants – including a little girl dressed as Santa Claus – cross the border at Eagle Pass, Texas on Saturday.
A temporary open transit center in the popular migrant crossing town has also processed more than 10,000 people in the past few days alone.
Dozens of immigrants have rushed across the border to defeat enforcement of a new Texas law that would have given law enforcement officers in the state the power to arrest anyone suspected of entering the country illegally.
A young girl wears a holiday costume with her family as they walk to a processing center after wading the Rio Grande River to Eagle Pass, Texas. Reuters
The measure — set to take effect in March — makes it a crime to enter the country illegally into Texas.
People arrested under the law will be able to choose whether to follow a judge’s order to leave the country or be prosecuted and face either jail time or a fine of up to $2,000. Repeat offenders will then be charged with a crime.
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