Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says the U.S.-Mexico border is closed, although unaccompanied children who unlawfully cross into the United States won't be turned back.
"We are expelling families. We are expelling single adults. And we've made a decision that we will not expel young, vulnerable children. I think we are executing on our plans," Mayorkas told NBC News' "Meet the Press" on March 21.. Mayorkas was then asked by Chuck Todd, the host, about whether the policy encourages parents in Mexico and other countries to send their children alone to the border.
In February, Border Patrol apprehended more than 100,000 illegal border crossers, almost triple those of last February, according to Customs and Border Protection.
In an interview last week with ABC News, Biden said the border is closed and called on people not to show up at the border.
Getty Images photographer John Moore over the weekend said that the press has been provided "Zero access" to the border, and photographers have been forced to shoot photos from the Mexican side of the border.
"I respectfully ask US Customs and Border Protection to stop blocking media access to their border operations," Moore wrote on Twitter on March 19.
There have been reports that Border Patrol officials have been muzzled by DHS officials about the situation at the border.
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Monday, March 22, 2021
DHS Secretary: Border Is Closed but Children Won't Be Expelled
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