Homeland Security
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DHS chief says border numbers on track to be highest in 20 years, concedes situation is 'difficult'
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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday said that the U.S. was on track to encounter more migrants than it had in the last 20 years, as he defended the administration’s approach to a border surge that he described as "difficult" – but again fell short of calling it a crisis.
"The situation at the southwest border is difficult," Mayorkas said in a lengthy statement. "We are working around the clock to manage it and we will continue to do so. That is our job. We are making progress and we are executing on our plan. It will take time and we will not waver in our commitment to succeed."
"We will also not waver in our values and our principles as a Nation," he said. "Our goal is a safe, legal, and orderly immigration system that is based on our bedrock priorities: to keep our borders secure, address the plight of children as the law requires, and enable families to be together."
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