Nielsen called the current state of border security a “humanitarian catastrophe” and described the border as a conduit for criminals, drugs, and human trafficking
House Democrats on Wednesday sparred with Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen over whether illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border justifies the national emergency declared last month by President Donald Trump.
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