Mayorkas on ISIS Potentially Exploiting Vulnerabilities at the Border: We Have Been Speaking of a Heightened Threat Environment

ACOSTA I do want ░░░░░░░░ ask you about the ░░░░░░░░ of this Maryland mother ░░░░░░░░ has been in the ░░░░░░░░ It s gotten a ░░░░░░░░ of attention She was ░░░░░░░░ last year An undocumented ░░░░░░░░ was just arrested in ░░░░░░░░ death last week He ░░░░░░░░ suspected of multiple crimes ░░░░░░░░ he crossed the border ░░░░░░░░ in early 2023 Obviously ░░░░░░░░ know we know that ░░░░░░░░ show that undocumented immigrants ░░░░░░░░ t commit more crimes ░░░░░░░░ than native born U ░░░░░░░░ citizens But what do ░░░░░░░░ say to critics who ░░░░░░░░ the administration for allowing ░░░░░░░░ like this to happen ░░░░░░░░ this is something that ░░░░░░░░ hear in right wing ░░░░░░░░ all the time Mayorkas ░░░░░░░░ first and foremost of ░░░░░░░░ our hearts break for ░░░░░░░░ children the family the ░░░░░░░░ ones the friends of ░░░░░░░░ individual who was murdered ░░░░░░░░ woman the mother Jim ░░░░░░░░ criminal is responsible for ░░░░░░░░ criminal act The criminal ░░░░░░░░ committed this heinous act ░░░░░░░░ be held accountable to ░░░░░░░░ fullest extent of the ░░░░░░░░ and forcefully so That ░░░░░░░░ my response.”