DHS Secretary Mayorkas in Fiery Exchanges With GOP Lawmakers at Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing

Engaging in fiery exchanges with Republican lawmakers about the southern border crisis, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on March 28.
Mayorkas appeared before the panel a week after DHS launched Operation Blue Lotus, a strategy designed to curtail the volume of fentanyl flooding into the United States.
Illegal immigrant encounters along the U.S.–Mexico border have soared to record highs since Mayorkas was sworn in as DHS secretary in February 2021. The number rose to about 250,000 in December 2022 and was reported at 155,000 in February.
Customs and Border Protection seized a record-high 2,900 pounds of fentanyl along the southern border in November 2022. Three years ago, border agents were seizing about 380 pounds of fentanyl every month….}