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Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee are accusing Democrats of ignoring the migrant crisis at the southern border, including its environmental impact. ....
Congressmembers Claudia Tenney and John Katko, along with US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand made statements on the one year anniversary of the Capitol Riots. They denounce the violence, but each has different comments and hopes for outcomes of an investigation. ....
Share Source: Townhall Media/Julio Rosas Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas continued to insist there is not a crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border and it is secure during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Wednesday. Ranking Member John Katko (R-NY) pressed Mayorkas that, based on the dramatic increase of illegal immigrants crossing the southern border, wouldn’t it be fair to call it a crisis? Because that’s what your agents are calling it. I didn’t necessarily agree with all the statistics that you cited, first of all. Mr. Ranking Member, I’m not spending any time on the language we use. I’m spending time on operational response to the situation at the border, Mayorkas replied. ....
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday said that the U.S. is on track to encounter more migrants than it has in the last 20 years, as he defended the administration’s approach to a border surge that he described as "difficult" but again fell short of calling it a crisis. ....