Romney Presses Biden’s Pick To Head DHS on How He Plans To Address Migrant Caravan
As the Senate starts to hold confirmation hearings for President-elect Joe Biden ‘s Cabinet nominees, thousands of Honduran migrants are heading toward the southern border. On Tuesday, the Senate held a hearing for…
As the Senate starts to hold confirmation hearings for President-elect Joe Biden‘s Cabinet nominees, thousands of Honduran migrants are heading toward the southern border.
On Tuesday, the Senate held a hearing for Biden’s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Alejandro Mayorkas.
During the hearing, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) asked Mayorkas, who would be in charge of the agency that oversees U.S. Customs and Border Protection, how he would handle the migrants when they reach the border.
Romney asked, “What is your intention with regards to that caravan that is coming to our border? Is your intention to allow them to come into the country? Will they be stopped? What’s the plan?”
Mayorkas responded, “We are a nation of immigrants. And we are also a nation of laws. And I intend to apply the law in the execution of my responsibilities as the secretary of Homeland Security should I have that privilege.”
Romney proceeded to ask Mayorkas whether the migrants would be prevented from entering the country en masse or whether their cases would be evaluated on an individual basis.
“Senator, when people present themselves at our border, we apply the laws of our nation to determine whether they qualify for relief under our humanitarian laws or whether they don’t,” Mayorkas said.
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His answer did not appear to satisfy the Utah senator who claimed it was “uncertain” what he was saying.