DHS Sec. Mayorkas Calls the Border Crisis ‘a Challenge,’ Blames Trump for It

MITCHELL How does one ░░░░░░░░ agency handle all of ░░░░░░░░ threats Joining me now ░░░░░░░░ the Secretary of the ░░░░░░░░ of Homeland Security Alejandro ░░░░░░░░ Secretary Mayorkas thank you ░░░░░░░░ much for being with ░░░░░░░░ You ve got your ░░░░░░░░ full so I wanted ░░░░░░░░ let s start with ░░░░░░░░ border Migrant numbers are ░░░░░░░░ at the border It ░░░░░░░░ the worst we ve ░░░░░░░░ in 21 years And ░░░░░░░░ there is a diminution ░░░░░░░░ the summer usually these ░░░░░░░░ go down in the ░░░░░░░░ Why are they continuing ░░░░░░░░ surge And what can ░░░░░░░░ do about it The ░░░░░░░░ does not seem to ░░░░░░░░ People in the triangle ░░░░░░░░ not hearing the message ░░░░░░░░ t come MAYORKAS We ░░░░░░░░ have a challenge at ░░░░░░░░ border We have remarkable ░░░░░░░░ to address that challenge ░░░░░░░░ a plan in place ░░░░░░░░ we are executing Let ░░░░░░░░ if I can share ░░░░░░░░ you what makes the ░░░░░░░░ so acute at this ░░░░░░░░ in time We are ░░░░░░░░ an administration that frankly ░░░░░░░░ our capabilities to address ░░░░░░░░ and so we are ░░░░░░░░ it from the ground ░░░░░░░░ We lost four years ░░░░░░░░ investing in the countries ░░░░░░░░ which these individuals are ░░░░░░░░ Our safe and orderly ░░░░░░░░ were torn down and ░░░░░░░░ we re rebuilding them ░░░░░░░░ our plan is in ░░░░░░░░ and we re executing ░░░░░░░░ MITCHELL Do you have ░░░░░░░░ change the plan though ░░░░░░░░ it s not working ░░░░░░░░ Oh we are it ░░░░░░░░ a dynamic situation and ░░░░░░░░ change and we modify ░░░░░░░░ the needs require We ░░░░░░░░ investing in the root ░░░░░░░░ to address the reason ░░░░░░░░ people leave their homes ░░░░░░░░ take the perilous journey ░░░░░░░░ That takes years and ░░░░░░░░ MAYORKAS Yes it does ░░░░░░░░ to change the situation ░░░░░░░░ the ground.”
MAYORKAS: “Yes.”