Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas listens as first lady Jill Biden speaks to the National Governors Association during an event in the East Room of the White House on Friday, February 23, in Washington, DC.
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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas downplayed the brewing political split screen Thursday as President Joe Biden visits the US-Mexico border roughly 300 miles away from a border visit by former President Donald Trump, stating that the current president is making the trip to draw attention to the need for congressional action.
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