Mayorkas tells Border Patrol agents that ‘above 85%’ of illegal ...
Jan 8, 2024 · Mayorkas made the remarks when meeting privately with agents in Eagle Pass, Texas, according to three Border Patrol sources who were in the room and heard the remarks themselves.
Departing DHS Secretary Mayorkas contends he delivered border …
Jan 15, 2025 · Mayorkas: The border right now is more secure than it was at the end of 2019, the last year before the pandemic struck. The number of individuals encountered at the border on a daily basis is ...
This is what DHS Secretary Mayorkas has to say about his border …
Jan 13, 2025 · Mayorkas spoke to The Associated Press about what the agency had achieved. Outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has only days left in office. ... Border patrol agent Pete Bidegain looks from a hilltop on the U.S. side of the US-Mexico border in Nogales, Ariz., June 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, Pool, File)
Border Patrol chiefs challenge Alejandro Mayorkas on …
Jan 3, 2024 · • Where Mr. Mayorkas blames the smuggling cartels for spreading “lies” to entice migrants to make the journey, the senior Border Patrol agents said a major pull factor is the catch and ...
Law enforcement frustration along border 'earned,' Mayorkas says
Jun 30, 2022 · In this May 17, 2022, file photo, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas listens to Deputy patrol agent in charge of the US Border Patrol Anthony Crane as he tours the section of the ...
Mayorkas: US border ‘very challenging’ as asylum limits end
May 6, 2023 · U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says authorities face “extremely challenging” circumstances along the border with Mexico days before pandemic-related asylum restrictions end. A surge of Venezuelan migrants through South Texas has occurred over the last two weeks for reasons that Mayorkas says are unclear. Mayorkas said at a news conference Friday in Brownsville, Texas ...
Mayorkas describes 'tough trip' to the border after tense …
Feb 18, 2022 · Border Patrol agents get into heated exchange with USBP chief during Mayorkas visit. Video from a Border Patrol source shows agents getting into a heated back and forth with USBP Chief Raul Ortiz ...
Alejandro Mayorkas in Tucson: Migrant encounters down since …
Jun 26, 2024 · Speaking in Tucson, Mayorkas said the Border Patrol's Tucson Sector, which covers most of Arizona from New Mexico to the Yuma County line, has seen a 45% decrease in U.S. Border Patrol encounters since Biden's rule was implemented. The Tucson Sector has been the busiest sector along the border this year.
Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on the Retirement of U.S. Border …
May 30, 2023 · WASHINGTON – Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement on the retirement of U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul L. Ortiz: “Chief Ortiz has been a great leader of the men and women of the United States Border Patrol for the past two years, and at every level of the organization throughout his three ...
NEW: Southwest Border Sector Chiefs Confirm to House …
Nov 26, 2023 · “We spoke with some of the most senior and experienced leaders in the U.S. Border Patrol and they clearly recognize the unprecedented scope of this crisis. Their stunning testimony further informs the Committee’s oversight work and emphasizes why we must hold Secretary Mayorkas and President Biden accountable for intentionally facilitating ...