A conservative group is funding a Manhattan billboard depicting the migrants who beat up New York Police Department officers last month, hoping to heap pressure on the Biden administration over its border policies.
The billboard from the Job Creators Network features a video of the incident in Times Square, which went viral last month and fueled the raging debate about how to secure U.S. borders.
“Hey Joe! If cops aren’t safe because of your open borders, nobody is,” the headline on the billboard reads.
It directs people to a website, SecureOurBordersNow.com, where people can sign a petition urging President Biden to crack down.
Yohenry Brito, 24, is being held on $15,000 bail for his alleged role in the attack, which started after several individuals refused police orders to clear a sidewalk.
Two co-defendants have been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Mr. Biden and Democratic leaders say Republicans had the chance to secure the border via a sprawling national security bill that also would have provided aid to Ukraine and Israel.
Republican senators blocked the bill, saying it appeared too weak on the border portion and would be dead on arrival in the House.
Former President Donald Trump says Mr. Biden has the power to revert to policies he pushed to control migrant flows during his administration.
“President Biden needs to stop playing political games with the southern border,” said Elaine Parker, chief spokeswoman for the Job Creators Network. “The administration already has the authority and resources it needs to act.”
• Tom Howell Jr. can be reached at thowell@washingtontimes.com.
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