DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says border encounters 'dropped significantly' since the agency announced new border actions, but he didn't provide details to support the claim.
for his resignation and impeachment over his handling of the border crisis, didn't provide any figures to support the claim nor which"targeted countries" he was referring to.
"We're executing a comprehensive strategy to secure our borders and build a safe, orderly and humane immigration system," Mayorkas said while speaking to the U.S. Conference of Mayors at its winter meeting in Washington, D.C."Two weeks ago, we announced new lawful pathways for non-citizens seeking relief in the United States, accompanied by a consequence regime for those who do not avail themselves of those processes.
Fox News Digital reached out to DHS and asked it to provide the figures supporting Mayorkas' claim, as well as which nations were part of the list of"targeted countries," but did not receive a response.
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