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Homeland Security secretary testifies on border crisis
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas appeared before the House Homeland Security Committee for the first time amid the crisis at the southern border.Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas was grilled by lawmakers Wednesday amid the migrant surge at the southern border.
A record increase in crossing attempts by unaccompanied migrant children continues to overwhelm Border Patrol resources in the southwest.
By QUINN OWEN and LUKE BARR, ABC News
(WASHINGTON) Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas will appear before Congress for the first time as secretary on Wednesday, amid the humanitarian crisis at the southern border.
A record increase in crossing attempts by unaccompanied migrant children continues to overwhelm Border Patrol resources in the southwest.
Mayorkas has led the deployment of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and oversaw the reassignment of personnel from other areas of the country to aid authorities on the front lines.
This week, the number of minors in Border Patrol custody ballooned to more than 4,200, according to sources familiar with the data.
Gov. Abbott addresses border crisis as Dallas convention center opens to house unaccompanied minors
The convention center has been leased for 75 days and the goal of the facility is rapid reunification with their families. Author: WFAA Staff Updated: 9:10 PM CDT March 17, 2021
DALLAS
Updated at 9:05 p.m. with details from Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center.
Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that President Joe Biden and his administration were ill-prepared to handle the influx of unaccompanied immigrant minors at the border.
Biden had a message for migrants on Tuesday: Don t come over. Don t leave your town or city or community, he added, addressing the migrants and unaccompanied minors that have been coming to the country s southern border.
(The Center Square) – The federal government on Wednesday began transferring unaccompanied immigrant minors to the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas. Gov. Greg Abbott also held a news
DHS chief grilled by lawmakers over handling of migrant surge at border
Homeland Security secretary testifies on border crisis
Replay Video UP NEXT Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas was grilled by lawmakers Wednesday amid the migrant surge at the southern border. A record increase in crossing attempts by unaccompanied migrant children continues to overwhelm Border Patrol resources in the southwest. In his opening statement to the House Homeland Security Committee, Mayorkas reiterated that the department faces a difficult situation at the border – but stopped short of calling it a crisis. He highlighted the administration s efforts at rolling back some Trump-era policies such as the Remain in Mexico protocols and stressed that most people crossing the border are single adults who are immediately sent back.