Letter Asks DHS To Stop Migrant Expulsions Based On COVID Orders

The transcript discusses the US administration's efforts to halt the expulsion of asylum seekers at the border using emergency powers during the pandemic. A group of 58 lawmakers sent a letter to the acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and the head of the CDC. Vice President Mike Pence directed the CDC to close US land borders to immigrants and asylum seekers, resulting in the expulsion of over 197,000 migrant children and adults.

What directive did Vice President Mike Pence give to the CDC regarding US land borders?

How many migrant children and adults have been expelled according to the text?