Homeland Security does not have “operational control” of the border, the top Border Patrol agent told Congress Wednesday, contradicting the words of his boss, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
, by Rep. Mark Green, who asked bluntly if he had operational control.Mr. Green, Tennessee Republican and chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, then played a video of Mr.
Mayorkas answering the same question in previous testimony and saying “yes, we do.”Under federal law, the government is required to achieve operational control, which is defined as the prevention of all unlawful entries into the U.S.Supporters say the current administration has fallen far short of the goal.
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