Posted 1/3/2024, 2:33:00 PM
Mayorkas Faces Heat Over Migrant Crisis, Calls for Immigration Reform
- Mayorkas blames Texas Gov. Abbott for not cooperating with other officials to address the migrant crisis
- Mayorkas says his team is helping major cities like Chicago, Denver, and New York manage the migrant influx
- There is a backlog of 3 million asylum cases; Mayorkas says this shows the immigration system is broken
- Mayorkas seeks more asylum officers and wants Congress to fix the immigration system
- House Homeland Security Committee is moving ahead with impeachment proceedings against Mayorkas