Mayorkas denies open border despite record illegal crossings under Biden.

Homeland ⁤Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Denies Border is Open

In a recent appearance before the House Judiciary Committee, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas defended ​the Biden administration’s ⁤policies regarding the surge of illegal crossings at the border.⁣ Despite ​the record numbers of illegal immigrants entering the U.S. since ​President Joe Biden‌ took ‌office, Mayorkas insisted‍ that the border ​was “not” open.

During the hearing, Mayorkas faced tough questions from ‍Republicans ⁤about the ⁤state of the border.⁢ The estimated number ‌of illegal crossings has exceeded 5 million, raising concerns about ⁤the effectiveness of the administration’s approach.

“Our approach to managing the​ border‌ securely and humanely, even within our fundamentally broken immigration system, is working,” Mayorkas said. He highlighted a decrease in unlawful entries between ⁤ports of entry along the southwest border, ‍attributing it ⁤to the implementation of Title 42.

However, when asked directly⁤ by Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) if the border was open, Mayorkas responded with a firm “It is not.” This statement was met with disagreement from House Republicans.

“Is the border open, Mr. ⁣Secretary?” –@RepJerryNadler

“No, it is not.” -Secretary Mayorkas

The MILLIONS of illegal aliens who have crossed our southern border would disagree!

So would Border Patrol agents, border states, border​ towns.. pic.twitter.com/M44vbjVH4w

— House Judiciary GOP 🇺🇸 (@JudiciaryGOP) July 26, 2023

Lawmakers also questioned Mayorkas about ​the number of illegal immigrants released into the U.S. ⁤and whether there would be a⁣ limit on such releases. Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) pointed out that the number of releases already exceeded 2.1 million, equivalent to the population of Nebraska.

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) criticized what he called the “Mayorkas doctrine,” highlighting the significant drop in deportations under the Biden administration. According ⁣to Gaetz, individuals who enter ⁤the country and do not commit specific aggravated felonies are allowed to ⁤stay indefinitely.

Data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection reveals that ⁣there have been 1,789,605 southwest land border encounters in the fiscal ⁤year 2023. These numbers paint‍ a different picture than the one Secretary Mayorkas attempted to portray during the hearing.

“I ⁢know that today⁢ Secretary Mayorkas is going to try to paint a rosy picture of ‍this disastrous mismanagement of our border,” said House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH). ‌”But the numbers don’t lie.”

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