Mayorkas admits to Congress that border is in ‘crisis’

Published April 10, 2024 2:04pm ET



Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas relented for the first time while under oath before Congress that the southern border was in a state of “crisis,” an admission that shocked even Republicans.

Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) asked Mayorkas about the border during Mayorkas’s first appearance on Capitol Hill since being impeached in February and appeared stunned by his response.

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