Secretary Mayorkas Outlines Federal Response As Pandemic Border Restrictions Expire

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warns of challenges ahead at the border as COVID-era restrictions come to an end. He says the administration has been preparing its plan for two years and that it will take time to show results and that federal resources have been surged to the border to deal with the expected influx of migrants. The secretary says those that arrive at the border after midnight will be presumed ineligible for asylum. He also reiterates his call on Congress to pass immigration reform and deliver the resources, clear authorities and modernized processes to tackle the problem. close