Alejandro Mayorkas: “Our laws, our refugee laws, our asylum laws, are one of our proudest traditions as a country of refuge.”

The situation is grave. It requires solutions.

The notion that we in law enforcement have sought to intentionally allow individuals to cross the border illegally for the purpose of voting is preposterous, and everyone should condemn that rhetoric.

There is no facts underlying these assertions. They are extremely damaging.

We need Congress to act swiftly to fund what should be a nonpartisan, apolitical phenomenon, and that is providing relief to all individuals with respect to the impacts of these extreme weather events.