Mayorkas ‘telling whoppers’ over Title 42 authority, GOP says

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Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas is “telling whoppers” when he says he has no sway over the use of Title 42 at the southern border, according to a Republican lawmaker.

Rep. Brian Babin of Texas said Mayorkas has more power than he let on to advocate the continued use of the pandemic-era rule allowing law enforcement to turn away migrants on the basis of public health.

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