{"id":1909180,"date":"2023-04-03T14:28:26","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T18:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-sec-mayorkas-border-crisis-a-significant-challenge-not-a-crisis\/"},"modified":"2023-04-03T14:31:07","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T18:31:07","slug":"dhs-sec-mayorkas-border-crisis-a-significant-challenge-not-a-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-sec-mayorkas-border-crisis-a-significant-challenge-not-a-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"DHS Sec Mayorkas: Border Crisis a &#8220;Significant Challenge,&#8221; Not a Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fdhs-sec-mayorkas-border-crisis-a-significant-challenge-not-a-crisis%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=1909180&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--><br \/>\n<section class=\"post-body\">\n<p>Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas does not admit that the southern border is facing a damaging crisis for the U.S.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During an interview on &#8220;60 Minutes,&#8221; Mayorkas was asked if he considered the ongoing issue at the border to be a crisis.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-4\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-300x250_4\" class=\"gpt-ad ad-250 text-center\" data-google-query-id=\"CP2Cmu-rjv4CFVShnwod6R0D4A\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/6177\/slm.townhall\/tipsheet\/300x250_4_0__container__\" style=\"border: 0pt none;\">\n            <iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/6177\/slm.townhall\/tipsheet\/300x250_4_0\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/6177\/slm.townhall\/tipsheet\/300x250_4_0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" tabindex=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation allow-presentation\" style=\"border: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"4\"><\/iframe>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In response, the Biden official refused to use the word &#8220;crisis,&#8221; admitting that it would indicate a &#8220;withdrawal from our mission.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I view it as a significant challenge\u2026and a crisis speaks to me of a withdrawal from our mission. We are only putting more force and more energy into it,&#8221; Mayorkas said about the border, which saw over 1.7 million migrant encounters in FY 2021 and 2.3 million in FY 2022. <\/p>\n<p>Since President Joe Biden took office, more than 5 million migrants have entered the country illegally.<\/p>\n<p>When asked why he would not use the word &#8220;crisis,&#8221; Mayorkas said it was because &#8220;I have tremendous faith in the people of the Department of Homeland Security.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During congressional testimony on Wednesday, Mayorkas was pressed by Republicans on the current state of the border, which he reluctantly refused to give straight answers to.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Michael Cloud (R-Tx) asked the Biden official, &#8220;with a total of 6 million encounters along the southwest border, do you still maintain today that our border is secure?&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row mb-3\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<h4 class=\"pc\">Recommended<\/h4>\n<div class=\"widget-list__noborder widget-list__hero mb-3\">\n<div>\n               <a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/spencerbrown\/2023\/04\/03\/saudi-arabia-cuts-oil-production-dealing-another-blow-to-biden-n2621474\" title=\"Here's Why Biden's Energy Crisis Just Got Even Worse\"><\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"py-3\">\n               <a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/spencerbrown\/2023\/04\/03\/saudi-arabia-cuts-oil-production-dealing-another-blow-to-biden-n2621474\" title=\"Here's Why Biden's Energy Crisis Just Got Even Worse\" class=\"widget-list__body-title title-link\">Here&#8217;s Why Biden&#8217;s Energy Crisis Just Got Even Worse <\/a><br \/>\n               <a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/spencerbrown\/2023\/04\/03\/saudi-arabia-cuts-oil-production-dealing-another-blow-to-biden-n2621474\" title=\"Spencer Brown\" class=\"widget-list__author\">Spencer Brown<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"my-4\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-300x250_5\" class=\"gpt-ad ad-250 text-center\">\n               <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n                  googletag.cmd.push(function () {\n                     googletag.display(\"div-gpt-300x250_5\");\n                     \/\/googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot[\"div-gpt-300x250_5\"]])\n                  });\n               <\/script>\n            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mayorkas avoided the question and never gave a straight &#8220;yes or no&#8221; answer. Instead, he stuck to his usual response, saying, &#8220;maximizing the resources we have to deliver the most effective results.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mayorkas&#8217; testimony contradicted Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz, who used the word &#8220;crisis&#8221; to describe the situation at the border.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The migration flow represents challenges and, in some areas, a crisis situation,&#8221; Ortiz said. <\/p>\n<p>When asked if he agreed with Ortiz, Mayorkas said, &#8220;I think that we face a very serious challenge in parts of the border.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"thm-piano-promo\">\n<div class=\"tp-container-inner\" style=\"height: 292px; width: 439.328px;\">\n         <iframe id=\"offer_44bf63412ac501c9b560-0\" name=\"offer_44bf63412ac501c9b560-0\" title=\"offer_44bf63412ac501c9b560-0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"payment\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/buy.tinypass.com\/checkout\/template\/cacheableShow?aid=tSxoqtcFa7&#038;templateId=OTJ1ZIQYS7GZ&#038;offerId=fakeOfferId&#038;experienceId=EXCY6L09U0CS&#038;iframeId=offer_44bf63412ac501c9b560-0&#038;displayMode=inline&#038;pianoIdUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fid.tinypass.com%2Fid%2F&#038;widget=template&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftownhall.com\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"overflow: hidden; background-color: transparent; border: 0px; width: 439.328px; height: 292px;\"><\/iframe>\n      <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas refuses to admit that the southern border is facing a damaging crisis for the U.S.\u00a0During an interview on &#8220;60 Minutes,&#8221; Mayorkas was asked if he thought the ongoing issue at the border was a crisis. 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