Kevin McAleenan, former Homeland Security chief Kirstjen Nielsen's acting replacement, urged Congress to address what he called “both a humanitarian and security crisis” at the border
during the 1990s and early 2000s, but that could change if the pace of new arrivals fails to slacken.
The administration contends that migrants will be deterred from trekking north if Congress grants DHS broader enforcement authority. The White House has pressed lawmakers to permit children to be detained for longer than 20 days and to allow unaccompanied minors from Central America to be deported more swiftly.
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