Alejandro Mayorkas: “They did nothing to facilitate addressing the surge. What they did was…”

On the recordMay 12, 2021

They did nothing to facilitate addressing the surge. What they did was they dismantled the tools that we had to address it.

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Democratic · District of Columbia

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Mayorkas criticizes the previous administration's lack of preparation for the surge of unaccompanied children.

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