Merc - Suspect we were All strung along a mite - A kinda Quasi-April Fool's gag.
The BEST CS April Fool's gag - Elegsabiff announcing her upcoming wedding. She was gonna become like the umpteenth wife in the harem of a Mohammedan sheik 1/2 her age.
It was Amazing how Many folks bought it ... And how Long she kept it up.
Last year - I announced the Mass March To Stop The Spread Of Covid ...
"Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to them. That's why all progress depends on unreasonable people." - G. B. Shaw
The Problem is that the Crisis Currently In Progress is overwhelming the System meant to deal with such issues. As reported in the OP presentation - Some detainment facilities are coping with numbers approaching Ten Times their Design Capacity ... And the concept of Social Distancing is being flung down and Danced Upon.
Y'all wanna See Covid Spreader Event - Look at the Presentation in the OP ... Cuz That's What Covid Spreader Event LOOKS LIKE.
Some migrants seeking Refuge are being released & not even given a date when they can appear & make their case.
It's been said, "The U.S. doesn't have enough pencils to dot all the I's & cross all the T's."
In Fairness - Murkuns here Might've Not tipped you off Because They Didn't Know ... It could Easily be that they aren't familiar with the derogatory nature of the phrase.
It's More Commonly used in Some U.S. Regions (especially Deep South) than others. I became aware of it living in Alabama ... Very(!) Much part of the Deep South.
Questionably Tasteful "Humor" occasionally encountered in the U.S. Deep South - e.g. Louisiana ...
RE: Happy as a Pig in Palestine
Legs beat me for all time Best April Fool's Day blog Lifetime Achievement Award