Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, on Thursday, became the first senator to call for President Biden's Homeland Security secretary to resign for his handling of the southern border as tens of thousands of people are apprehended trying to come into the United States illegally each week.

“It is clear to me the Biden Administration has lost control of the border. Under its current leadership, it doesn’t have either the will or capability to fix the problem," Graham, a South Carolinian who supported former President Donald Trump, said in a statement issued late Thursday morning. “It is time for DHS Secretary Mayorkas to change course or change jobs. The situation is bad and only going to get worse. Unless there is immediate and drastic change, the worst is yet to come — by far.”