Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, watching the U.S.-Mexico border situation spiral downward, blamed his Trump predecessors Monday for leaving him with a "Gutted" system that he said is unable to manage the needs.
"What we are seeing now at the border is the immediate result of the dismantling of the system and the time it takes to rebuild it virtually from scratch," Mr. Mayorkas said at the White House.
That's heaped new hurdles on a Biden team trying to balance its hopes for a more lenient immigration system with the reality of waves of mini-caravans jumping the border.
The administration seems conflicted on whether the situation at the border constitutes a crisis.
"For now we are focused on managing a crisis at the border," the official said.
Mr. Mayorkas insisted people who jump the border now will be expelled under coronavirus rules.
The Washington Times has found that hundreds of migrants - mostly families - are likely being released each day across the border.
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
DHS secretary blames Trump for new border surge
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