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Donald TrumpBiden hampered by lack of confirmations Letlow wins Louisiana special election to replace deceased husband Number of migrant children in US custody has exceeded 15,000: report MORE attacked President biden
Joe BidenBiden hampered by lack of confirmations Louisiana’s special election to replace Richmond leads the second round Larry Summers explosions .9 T stimulus as ‘less responsible’ economic policy in 40 years MORE on his government’s immigration policies, while the U.S. faces an influx of migrants on the southern border, accusing current officials in an impassioned statement of “going over their heads and drinking quickly”
Trump said in a statement on Sunday that his government “gave the Biden government the safest border in history”.
“All they had to do was keep this system running smoothly on autopilot. Instead, in the space of just a few weeks, the Biden government turned a national triumph into a national disaster. They are losing their heads and getting water quickly, ”said Trump.
The former president was specifically targeting the Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas
Alejandro MayorkasNumber of migrant children in US custody has exceeded 15,000: Sunday report shows previous: Biden administration struggles against border increase; US mourns shooting victims in Atlanta Mexico launches measures to limit Guatemalan border crossings MORE, which appeared on a list of political news reports on Sunday morning earlier in the day to defend the Biden government’s immigration policies.
Mayorkas, speaking at Fox, NBC, ABC and CNN, said the southern US border remains “closed”, while emphasizing that the United States will not deport unaccompanied minors.
“Now is not the time to come. Don’t come, the journey is dangerous. We are building safe, orderly and humane ways to meet the needs of vulnerable children. Don’t come, ”said Mayorkas on ABC’s“ This Week ”program.
He also dismissed allegations on Sunday that Border Patrol agents were under an “order of silence” amid questions about press access to the migrants’ premises.
Trump criticized Mayorkas as “pathetic”, “clueless”, “pleased with himself” and “unable to lead” the Department of Homeland Security in his statement, adding that Mayorkas’ appearances on Sunday’s program were a “national disgrace”. Trump called for “an immediate congressional investigation” of what he called an “order of silence against our nation’s heroic border agents and ICE officers.”
“Of course, they are involved in a big cover-up to hide how bad things really are. The only way to end the Biden border crisis is to admit its total failure and adopt proven and deeply effective Trump policies, ”said Trump, urging Biden immigration officials to complete the ex-president’s border wall and claiming that “our country is being destroyed. ”
Mayorkas on Sunday blamed the lack of press access to concerns about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
“Border Patrol agents are focused on operations, on border security, on meeting the needs of vulnerable children. We are not focused on horseback riding right now, ”he said.
Biden last week asked migrants not to travel to the United States, as his government is suffering an influx at the border.
The number of migrant children in US custody has surpassed 15,000, CBS News reported on Saturday.