Homeland Security secretary tells House panel that apprehensions are expected to hit new highs.
By Maria Sacchetti Maria Sacchetti Reporter covering immigrant communities and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Email Bio Follow March 6 at 6:18 PM Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said the United States is on track to apprehend more than 900,000 migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border this fiscal year, as she pleaded with skeptical House Democrats on Wednesday to support President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to build a border wall.
CBP detained 76,103 migrants last month, the highest February since 2007, when almost 80,000 were apprehended. Of those who were detained last month, about 40,000 were parents and children traveling together, a 67 percent increase from January. U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin pointed out that overall immigration flows are down significantly from 2000, when 1.6 million crossed illegally, and accused the president of “inflating” the magnitude of the situation.“We never argued about whether barriers worked until Donald Trump wanted them,” said ranking Republican Mike D. Rogers . “This is not rocket science.”
“It’s because these are families. It’s because these are children,” she said. “That is why it’s a crisis. It’s a terrible, horrific journey that they undertake.”
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