Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday defended the country's border policies, insisting the Biden administration was taking a strong enough stance on a surge of migration while batting away claims it was being overly strict. We have a humanitarian obligation as well as a matter of security to cut the ruthless smugglers out. Mayorkas also defended Vice President Kamala Harris, who was tasked earlier in the Biden presidency to handle immigration. And Vice President Harris has led the investment of more than $3 billion in the Northern Triangle countries of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador," he said. Mayorkas defends border policies against bipartisan backlash, cites drop in border encounters originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News May 14, 2023 13:34 UTC