国土安全主任捍卫打击非法过境点的努力,理由是特朗普事件后激增和流行病。 Homeland Security chief defends efforts against illegal border crossings, citing post-Trump surge and pandemic.

国土安全秘书亚历杭德罗·市长卡在与美联社的访谈中为该机构减少非法过境点的努力辩护。 Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas defended the agency's efforts to reduce illegal border crossings during an interview with The Associated Press. 他将最初过境人数激增归因于特朗普总统任期结束和这一大流行病。 He attributed the initial surge in border crossings to the end of the Trump presidency and the pandemic. 市长强调了拜登政府的措施,例如设立安全流动办公室和谈判返回公民的协定,并反对解散国土安全部。 Mayorkas highlighted the Biden administration's measures, such as creating safe mobility offices and negotiating agreements to return citizens, and argued against breaking up the Department of Homeland Security.