{"id":186294,"date":"2021-03-02T09:45:08","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T14:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=186294"},"modified":"2021-03-02T09:45:15","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T14:45:15","slug":"bidens-dhs-secy-claims-no-crisis-at-u-s-mexico-border-despite-migrant-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-dhs-secy-claims-no-crisis-at-u-s-mexico-border-despite-migrant-surge\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden\u2019s DHS secy. claims \u2018no crisis\u2019 at U.S.-Mexico border despite migrant surge"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbidens-dhs-secy-claims-no-crisis-at-u-s-mexico-border-despite-migrant-surge%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=186294&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2380215\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2380215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Monday, March 1, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Andrew Harnik)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 6:39 AM PT \u2013 Tuesday, March 2, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Joe Biden\u2019s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary appears to be bluffing about the latest migrant crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border as the administration continues to dismantle President Trump\u2019s strong immigration policies.<\/p>\n<p>While speaking during a White House press briefing on Monday, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was asked by a reporter about the migrant crisis and seemed to ignore the question.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if he believed their was a crisis at the southern border, Mayorkas responded with a \u201cno\u201d and shifted to note their was simply \u201ca challenge at the border\u201d that was being managed.<\/p>\n<p>This comes as Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials are reporting thousands of migrants are trying to cross into the U.S. while the border is being overrun by new caravans from Central America.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas insists that there\u2019s no crisis at the border despite the thousands of illegal crossings a day<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uj5PWgVLDx\">https:\/\/t.co\/uj5PWgVLDx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/07gKBcdc7K\">pic.twitter.com\/07gKBcdc7K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1366443651635757059?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During his briefing, Secretary Mayorkas also failed to acknowledge human-smuggling at the border while suggesting alien minors could be legitimate refugees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not apprehending a 9-year-old child who\u2019s come alone, who has traversed Mexico, whose parents, whose loving parents, had sent that child alone,\u201d he stated. \u201cWe\u2019re not expelling that 9-year-old child to Mexico when that child\u2019s origin, country of origin, was Guatemala, Honduras or El Salvador.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Critics have said \u201cloving parents\u201d do not send their children into crime ridden areas and have pointed to the documented cases of child exploitation and sex-trafficking in Northern Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/biden-migrant-children-border-dcc5df38-b9cd-4053-bee4-3642c4c215bf.html?utm_campaign=organic&amp;utm_medium=socialshare\">reports<\/a>, Customs and Border Protection expects roughly 13,000 unaccompanied children will attempt to illegally cross the border in May. This follows after a surge of child apprehensions recorded in February, which caused the Biden administration to open a facility in Texas.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says that sending kids to the border is a way for parents to make it into the United States <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bZoMsW7Bvg\">https:\/\/t.co\/bZoMsW7Bvg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hGE9XGMWMv\">pic.twitter.com\/hGE9XGMWMv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1366442787722457088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Border officials said they need to prepare for potential border surges as the Biden administration continues to push for large scale immigration changes.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/poll-majority-says-cancel-culture-threatens-freedom\/\">Poll: Majority says cancel culture threatens freedom<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Monday, March 1, 2021, in Washington. 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