Homeland chief rejects GOP border label, says 'crisis' better describes Trump's use of family separation to deter migrants
Homeland chief rejects GOP border label, says ‘crisis’ better describes Trump’s use of family separation to deter migrants Alejandro Mayorkas’ definition of ‘crisis’ is ‘a nation is willing to rip a 9-year-old child out of the hands of his or her parent.’ Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a White House news briefing on March 1, 2021.(Demetrius Freeman) WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, ending the Biden administration’s semantic dance over the “crisis” label Republicans have applied to a recent border surge, shot bac...
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