Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday defended the Biden administration’s handling of a surge of migrants that have overwhelmed the nation’s immigration system, while also declaring that the U.S.-Mexico border “is closed” and only unaccompanied minors will be allowed in. Mayorkas tells @chucktodd the "border is closed." The last time U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported such figures was in the spring of 2019, according to the CBP’s online figures. Mayorkas also accused the previous administration of dismantling the immigration system amid a pandemic. “And so many feel they’re going to reach the United States.”Republicans on Sunday accused the Biden administration of actually encouraging the rush of migrants, particularly by allowing refuge to unaccompanied minors.

Source: Huffington Post March 21, 2021 21:00 UTC