DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas reiterated his claim that the southern border was secure during his testimony to the House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday.
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas repeated his often-criticized assertion that the southern border is secure during a House Committee testimony hearing.repeated the claim that the United States' southern border was secure during his testimony before Wednesday’s House Homeland Security Committee hearing.
"My question to you, Secretary Mayorkas, is it your testimony that all nine of the Southwest sectors from the Rio Grande Valley to San Diego, that under whatever definition you use that you believe that all nine sectors are secure?" Guest asked.Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before a House Homeland Security Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., April 19, 2023.
"You can debate causes, solutions, etc. But to say the border is secure when you have thousands of people flooding over daily is just not credible," Purple Strategies partner Rory Cooper responded.Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas., himself wrote,"Utter malarkey. Mayorkas needs to resign. #BidenBorderCrisis." MAYORKAS COMES FACE TO FACE WITH FAMILY OF GRANDMOTHER, 7-YEAR-OLD GIRL KILLED BY HUMAN SMUGGLE NEAR BORDERDuring the testimony, Republican Rep. August Pfluger of Texas also asked Mayorkas if he believed the border was secure despite highlighting the deaths of Maria Tambunga and Emilia Tambunga caused by an illegal immigrant.Pfluger mentioned that Border Chief Raul Ortiz has testified that the border was not secure to which Mayorkas responded that he"respectfully" disagreed.
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