DHS Secretary Mayorkas undercuts his top border agent on border security -
“It is my testimony that the border is secure and we are working every day, day and night, to increase security,” he said.
Asked by Rep. August Pfluger, Texas Republican, whether he disagreed with his top border expert, Mr. Mayorkas said he did.At the time of Chief Ortiz’s testimony, Homeland Security had insisted that there was no daylight between the two men. The secretary’s insistence that the border is secure despite record levels of illegal immigrant encounters, record levels of fentanyl and record numbers of terrorism suspects has spurred calls for Mr. Mayorkas to step down.
“You’ve brought generational trauma upon our country,” he said. “I believe history will witness your era of service as a transitional time in our country. What was America like before Secretary Mayorkas and what was America like after him? It’s stunning that you could sit there and smugly grin as if you’ve not miserably failed your country.”Committee Chairman Mark Green, Tennessee Republican, accused Mr.
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