the department of homeland security, alejandro mayorkas. a result of the january 6th attack, are you doing enough to identify extremists domestically? >> we are very focused on this. this is one of our highest priorities, domestic violence extremism is the greatest terrorist related threat we have in the homeland. we have a center in the department and a task force dedicated to this effort. we've dedicated more than $77 million in grant funding to state, local, tribal, territorial authorities. we are doing so much to address this really grave threat. >> what are you doing to identify terrorists or extremists, extremist groups within the military, within the ranks of dhs as well, other government branches? >> well, secretary austin, the secretary of the department of defense, is conducting an internal review within his department, and we are doing the same within our department. we are very focused on ensuring that our personnel uphold our values and represent the best of our nation. it's our responsibility. >> one of the enduring questions

alejandro mayorkas le dice a agentes que la situaciÓn en la frontera es insostenible.

and fox news has obtained leaked audio from dhs secretary al alejandro mayorkas. he's publicly only said the border is a, quote, challenge, but now he privately admits the administration is, quote, going to lose the border crisis and that the situation is, quote, unsustainable. that certain border regions are, quote, at the breaking point. his team gave him simple advice, make illegal entry illegal again. i'm elizabeth macdonald, "the evening edit" start ises right now. ♪ ♪ elizabeth: okay. let's get a check on your money first. the dow and s&p ending in railroad territory for the fourth day in a row, the nasdaq it should slightly. let's begin with former deputy national security adviser kt kt mcfarland and stephen schork of the schork report. let's talk about kandahar and now kabul possibly falling in afghanistan. and this is the taliban, this is a humanitarian crisis. what do you say, kt? >> oh, look, afghanistan is lost, it's been lost for years, and it was the -- the taliban was always going to prevail, they were always going to win because they knew they were

specifically by homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas.ys in and around september 11th that could cause, as what he calls a catalyst for violence. domestic terrorists may be influenced by foreign terrorists via different online forums. part of the dhs bulletin reads law enforcement have expressed concerns that the broader sharing of conspiracy theories and false narratives will gain traction in mainstream environments resulting in individuals or small groups embracing violent tactics to achieve their desired to objectives. it continues, such threats are also exacerbated by impacts of the ongoing pandemic including grievances over public health safety measures and perceived government restrictions. >> you can certainly warn about the anniversary of 9/11. i think people are always very mindful about that and mindful about certain attacks that could occur around that anniversary. but once you start talking about covid measures and other things in that bulletin, i begin to believe it waters it down. >> reporter: arthel, homeland security offic

alejandro mayorkas le dice a agentes que la situaciÓn en la frontera es insostenible.restados en texas tienen sus dÍas en cortes. ya es oficial, cdc aprobÓ tercer refuerzo. texas y florida abren dispensarios mÓviles para tratar pacientes con covid—19. hablan los mÉdicos que atienden a vicente fernÁndez. ♪ ♪ [mÚsica] patricia: vamos a comenzar con la advertencia del secretario mayorkas, que dijo que el gobierno del presente biden perderÁ la crisis si los inmigrantes siguen viniendo. esto ha creado una situaciÓn difÍcil para la administraciÓn biden. reportero: el secretario mayorkas hizo declaraciones que lo han provocado en el ojo del huracÁn. [habla en inglÉs] reportero: mayorkas da detalles de su viaje a mÉxico en el audio. [habla en inglÉs] reportero: mayorkas adopta un tono de empatÍa y dice conocer la frustraciÓn de los agentes, pero les pide paciencia. [habla en inglÉs] reportero: en un momento, un agente da su opiniÓn. [habla en inglÉs] reportero: en la conversaciÓn con los agentes, asegurÓ que el nÚmero de migrantes no puede continuar y no se puede llegar al pun

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con esta migración el se notara de seguridad nacional alega alejandro alejandro mayorkas visitó la fronteraque casi 30% de los detenidos habían cruzado una vez en este mismo año. 1 una nueva orden de la administración biden es no deportar a migrantes que han sufrido delitos para poder colaborar con la policía. hablemos del tiempo, la ola de calor que afecta a cerca de 200 millones de personas en el país. 35 estados están bajo aviso de calor extremo. en nueva york se sienten temperaturas por encima de 100° e índices elevados de humedad. autoridades de salud piden a los residentes en lo posible mantenerse bajo techo, y mantenerse bien hidratados. la depresión tropical fred se ha debilitado, pero es posible que se fortalezca cuando se acerque a florida. se encuentra en la parte nororiental de cuba con vientos de 85 millas por hora. se han emitido alertas de vientos tropicales para el viernes. otra noticia importante de hoy, política internacional, estados unidos prepara un desfile de tropas para evacuar a la mayoría del personal en la embajada que tiene en afganistán. es por el avance de los t

supera los registros con más de 1 millón de detenidos, el secretario de seguridad nacional, alejandro mayorkase creciendo, muchas personas se han quedado sin hogar, vamos con los detalles con maría paula ochoa. >> el incendio dixie sigue creciendo y muchas estructuras se han reducido a escombros como oeste restaurante y vemos las sillas, mesas y más adelante lo que fue la cocina, hornos, no es claro el tipo de restaurante que era pero sí es evidente los daños y destrozos que dejó dixie pero por las condiciones del terreno y altas temperaturas que son por encima de tres dígitos el incendio creó su propio sistema climatológico porque generan nubes que en vez de traer lluvias, ae vientos erráticos y torbellinos de fuegos que lanzan llamaradas que inician nuevos incendios y ponen en riesgos los bomberos so unos 6 mil bomberos en el campo sumados a la ola de calor pronosticada para hoy y mañana y en medio de la sequía se ve la solidaridad de lacomunidad y donde les preparan comida a los damnificados, regresamos con ustedes a los estudios. >> maría paula muchas gracias y muchos hospitales en el país

house republicans calling out homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas for keeping them in theart of that group, joins us live, next. jillian: download the fox bet super 6 app. predict six outcomes in the fox bet super 6 quiz show. topics range from entertainment to sports. it is free to play. download the fox bet super 6 app now. ♪ don't let me down. (struggling vehicle sounds) think premium can't be capable? think again. ♪ (energetic music) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ introducing the first ever at4 lineup. premium and capable. that's professional grade from gmc. . test test todd: 20 house republicans slamming the biden administration in a letter demanding answers from the department of homeland security on the escalating border crisis. jillian: the group writing quote these numbers are appalling and a direct result of the biden administration's weak border policies and lackluster performance of the secretary of the department of homeland security. congressman jody hice is part of the group demanding answers and joins us now. congressman, good to see you. do you think you will get answers? >> l

when homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas arrived here, he did indeed make it official.ual number, 212,672 apprehensions in july. that is a 13% increase from june but perhaps more significantly, it's a five fold increase over the number last july. july 2020. the secretary admitted he's facing a uniquely difficult situation. listen here. >> the situation at the border is one of the toughest challenges we face. it's complicated, changing and involves vulnerable people at a time of a global pandemic. >> now, before coming here to brownsville, the secretary was in mcallen texas, the epicenter of the migrant surge where our pictures have shown you all week and for many weeks before that the surge of migrants coming across daily and night. he met with local leaders including henry cuellar and pete sykes made it very clear. >> they're strained, they're overworked. they don't need a pat on the back. they need resources. whatever season they're using is broken and needs fixing. >> whatever system they're using is broken and needs fixing. that was the message that the secretary re

homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas calling the numbers unprecedented.at the surge is a result of president biden's open border policies. instead, now they're pointing the fin. finger at so-called rootcauses. the root causes were the biden administration overturning trump poll of sis at that time the -- policies at that time border. getting to the bottom of china's coverup. as i reported, the virus likely leaked from the wuhan lab. now the task force is calling for closer scrutiny of the lab, after the lead investigator admits that the idea that the virus leaked from the wuhan lab is probable after calling it, quote, extremely unlikely back in february. well, the supreme court is blocking now part of new york's moratorium on evictions, the state measure allowed tenants to invoke eviction protection by self-certifying they were facing financial hardships during the pandemic. the high court ruled 6-3 that the freeze went too far and deprived landlords of due process of getting paid. time for the word on wall street, top investor watching your money, joinin

. >> el secretario de seguridad nacional alejandro alejandro mayorkas estuvo una vez más en la fronteraís. la mayoría de los migrantes que llegan son retornados. se reunió con alcaldes del valle del río grande. muchos acusan al gobierno de joe biden de no ofrecer solución. >> la solución no importa, la cosa es que el sistema está roto. no hay suficientes recursos. >> el secretario anunció que la frontera con méxico seguirá cerrada para viajes no esenciales otros dos meses debido a los brotes de covid-19. entre tanto cientos de familias migrantes han sido deportadas en avión a sus países de origen o destinos remotos de méxico. práctica que denuncian organizaciones de derechos humanos. >> nos pusimos a llorar, no era ese el plan que teníamos para darle un futuro a la nena. >> es el desgarrador testimonio que se repite una y otra vez, el dolor de cientos de familias centroamericanas que son expulsadas a sus países luego de dejarlo todo. >> los niños y mujeres sufren demasiado. >> y también son niños los expulsados. llegaron a guatemala proveniente de un vuelo de méxico 137 deportados, 60 e

homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas met with some border patrol agents during his visit too of part of that meeting obtained by fox news the secretary appeared more candid than he has ever been publicly in his assessment of the border crisis. >> >> and the secretary acknowledged the strain on border patrol agents. >> i know very well hearing from [inaudible] and others will breaking here in this sector. and it's our responsibility to make sure that never happens again. we don't get that close again. >> the new border patrol chief raÚl ortiz tells us he is fired up and ready to go. but with the number of migrant encounters surpassing 212,000 in july he believes it's an uphill battle. especially during the pandemic. >> even though i have almost 20,000 border patrol agents. 400 of those are in a quarantine status because they were exposed to covid. i have lost 8 border patrol agents to covid already this year. >> and getting back to the homeland security secretary's comments about the situation here being unsustainable, the white house appeared to be trying to clean up those r

. >> reporter: the representative of houma >> reporter: later today, homeland security alejandro mayorkas will be surveying the damage with louisiana's governor. >>> part of new orleans and louisiana could spend weeks without power. nearly 1 million customers are in the dark. that means no air conditioning in the sweltering heat. and it could mean long-term water and sewage treatment problems. some desperation is already be felt. >> the people that evacuated already have all the hotels occupied. you know, that left earlier. so where would you go? i mean, where would i go? but i know i can't stay in here three weeks without power. >> the power company in new orleans says more than 2,000 miles of transmission lines are out of service. all eight sources of outside power were lost during the storm. >>> we turn now to the last flight out. america's longest war is over this morning. and we're learning more about the final moments before u.s. troops left afghanistan overnight. here's abc's andrea fujii. >> reporter: this morning, america's longest war ending with this haunting image. army major

during a visit to south texas thursday, department of homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkase situation presents a serious challenge and told border patrol agents in a private meeting the migration situation is unsustainable and if the border is the first line of defense, the u.s. will lose. >> what i communicated to them and they very well understood is the fact that we are not in this alone as the united states government, but we -- this is a regional issue, but we are also working together to interdict irregular migration and to attack the smuggling organizations. >> reporter: the biden administration says it resumed a fast-track deportation program of migrants who don't qualify for asylum. they've also begun the controversial practice of deporting some migrants deeper into mexico to deter them from immediately crossing back into the united states. but some local border officials say it's not happening fast enough. >> this is not sustainable. the best analogy that i can give you, sir, is that we have a huge water leak. you can't send people to mop the water. you have to se

elizabeth: foxnews has obtained exclusive leaked audio from dhs secretary alejandro mayorkas he was speakingthere is unsustainable. border crossings at the highest in a generation, five times the amount last year. listen to this. >> there is fear in this sector and is my responsibility to make sure and never happens again. this is unsustainable. these numbers cannot continue. we have to make sure that doesn't happen. elizabeth: joining us now house border security co-chair texas congressman brian babin and, what your reaction here, he publicly said this is just a challenge but he said the rio grande valley sector is not a breaking point. it's unsustainable. >> it is unsustainable and we've been seeing this month after month after month, i think secretary mayorkas is being disingenuous and probably down there trying to pump up his own border security authorities. everyone upon rv worked to death, they're overwhelmed, they're doing jobs that they're not really supposed to be doing and the man is saying it's unsustainable. get real. his predecessor chad wolf that works for mr. trump in a number

homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas traveled to the southern border mayorkas visit came after local leaders asked the biden administration to visit the rio grande valley to see firsthand the increase in immigrants are migrants there. well, during his visit, mayorkas said the department has been forced to restructure its borders tragedy to accommodate the recent spike and covid cases among people crossing the border. there. >> we are building new capacity to address the situation and we are doing so as rapidly as possible. >> they are his plans calls for allocating additional resources to test isolate and quarantine every migrant that crosses the border. meantime, the biden administration is sending 3,000 troops to afghanistan to help us court us embassy workers out of the country. that announcement came just after hours after the taliban capture to strategic cities in western afghanistan. the state department says it's going to continue operating within the embassy. but analysts say sending troops could indicate that the u.s. government is losing faith in the afghan military's

homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas travel to the southern border today.s visit came after local leaders asked the biden administration to. >> visit the rio grande valley to see firsthand the increase in the numbers of migrants during his visit majorca said the department has been forced to restructure its porter strategy to accommodate the recent spike in covid cases among people crossing the border. we are building new capacity to address the situation and we are doing so as rapidly as possible. majorca says plan calls for allocating additional resources to test isolate and quarantine every migrants that crosses the border. >> next on kron 4 news, the dixie fire to become the largest single source fire in california history. why some california history. why some scientists are blaming climate up here, success depends on the choices you make. california history. why some scientists are blaming climate but i know i've got this. and when it comes to controlling his type 2 diabetes, my dad's got this, too. with the right choices, you have it in you to contro

. >> next, homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas. he announced more than 212,000 migrants were stopped at the border in july, and increased from june. this is about 40 minutes. sec. mayorkas: good afternoon, and thank you very much for being here today. i am here to visit our workforce, to meet with community members and leaders and law enforcement personnel. i especially want to recognize and thank the men and women of the united states border patrol, who were doing absolutely heroic work in the service of our nation, and to uphold our laws. under the leadership of president biden we are doing everything we can to provide them with the resources they need to do the work in the way they feel most proud. i want to introduce to you raul ortiz, with more than 29 years of service in the united states border patrol, chief ortiz will become the chief of the border patrol effective saturday. i also want to introduce the department of homeland security chief medical officer. i want to communicate very clearly that the situation at the border

. >> next, homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas.e announced more than 212,000 migrants were stopped at the border in july, and increased from june. this is about 40 minutes. sec. mayorkas: good afternoon, and thank you very much for being here today. i

alejandro mayorkas something is trump's fault is absurd.k about the democrats coming out a month ago or a couple of months think it was republicans behind the defined the police movement, this is the same have a defense claim the previous administration. here are the facts from earlier. joe biden who called for them to come, biden told us to come t-shirts. joe biden stopped the wall, and at the remain in mexico policy and joe biden has dismantled title 42 that says that nobody crosses the border, no migrants across the border during a pandemic, we are in a pandemic and now he's letting unaccompanied children cross and families are top starting to cross, thousands are crossing the border into goes back to what we talked about earlier with audacity you're going after greg abbott and ron desantis because they are not mandating masks and schools and going hard after the governor yet letting thousands of migrant cross the border with covidien you know they are being tested and know they have covered and putting them into facilities, they sent th

congressman andy biggs is introducing two articles of impeachment against homeland secretary alejandro mayorkas of the crisis and is worsening. biggs that mayorkas is fail to go put health protections on place. do you think people will be get on board with this? >> it's something to draw attention to. republicans do not have subpoena power. i think that's what -- if republicans win the house and/or senate, immigration is the biggest oversight. democrats don't want to hold hearings on immigration. they don't want to embarrass themselves. she will talk about the issue. maria: great point. absolutely right. bob, good to see you, touching on all the issues of the day, bob cusack from the hill. our panel will weigh in when we come back. the longest break ever. friends fans rejoicing a real life ross and rachel story, yes, it's making a buzz this morning coming up back in a minute. tailor made or one size fits all? made to order or ready to go? with a hybrid, you don't have to choose. that's why insurers are going hybrid with ibm. with watson on a hybrid cloud they can use ai to help predict client n

. >> homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas discusses the situation of the u.s.-mexico border. the secretary announces that more than 212,000 migrants were stopped at the southern border in july, and increase from june. this is about 40 minutes.

that anniversary, and in the months following that anniversary, homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkasissued the bulletin and mentioned religious holidays in and around september 11th that maybe seen as a catalyst for violence. domestic terrorists may be influenced by foreign terrorists via online forums, according to the bulletin, it says in part, such threats are also exacerbated by impacts of the ongoing global pandemic, including grievances over public health safety measures and perceived government restrictions. you can certainly warn about the anniversary of 9 11. i think people are always very mindful about that, and mindful about a certain certain attacks that could occur around that anniversary, but once you start talking about covid measures and other things in that bulletin, i begin to believe that waters it down. the bulletin mentioned public health safety measures and perceived government restrictions in plain english that's talking about the biden administration's push to get as many people vaccinated as possible. also those mask mandates that continue to pop up in parts

of course it's working, 2 million people coming in the country illegally but privately, even alejandro mayorkasws that's a lot. fox news has just obtained this audio of the dhs secretary admitting the situation is out of control, listen. >> this is unsustainable. these numbers cannot continue. we cannot get to a point where we were a couple of weeks ago and make sure it doesn't happen. >> tucker: a senior writer at town hall, don't know how long he's been on the southern border but joins us tonight. thank you so much for coming on. so you have actually covered this unlike virtually everyone else commenting on it, how do you compare with the administration is saying in public with what you are seeing? >> it's quite simple and the fact that they are lying. i don't know how this is not a bigger deal. you have a dhs secretary admitting with the rest of the country already knows that the current crisis at the border is not sustainable. just today, the chief tweeted out that in one day, they encountered 4,000 immigrants. that's absurd and we are in august now and instead what we are seeing a movie of

arizona creesman andy biggs introducing two articles of impeachment against dhs secretary alejandro mayorkas: he is accusing mayorkas of overseeing a reckless abandonment of border security and failing to put public health protections in place. jillian: meanwhile, mayorkas and a jake sullivan met with counterparts in mexico to discuss slowing down migrant crossings. todd: this move is understandable. we have hundreds of thousands of migrant encounters at the border last month alone, obviously we're in the millions in terms of total for 2021. jillian: numbers normally decrease in the hot summer months and the numbers are still astronomical. astronomical. todd: and we see images like this in light of that, migrants crowded underneath a bridge in texas, from the heat, to the pandemic, to human smuggling of coyotes, they're putting lives at risk in light of that, here's what the crisis looks like you through the eyes of texans. >> what scared me is that as an unassuming citizen you hear the narrative that they're going to quarantine these people, they're going to be wearing ppe, they're going to

and of course, when a homeland security expected alejandro mayorkas was here this week, he spoke to somethe border patrol agents. in leaked audio obtained by fox news, he used candid language no one previously in the biden administration has done. listen here to secretary mayorkas. >> the first line of defense or we're going to-- this is unsustainable. we can't continue like this, our people in the field can't continue and our system isn't built for it. >> now, the busiest time for the migrants crossing the rye r-rio grande and entering into the united states is obviously nighttime. it's a lot cooler than the 108 degree temperatures we get here during the day. our cameraman, lorenzo garcia, was out last night as probably a couple hundred came across in this one point in la joya, texas where we are and lorenzo talked to the migrants about the journey they've undertaken and why they do it. listen here. >> the toughest part of the trip is travelling to mexico. the assaults, having to deal with the cartels, dehydration, the kids getting sick. >> her hope is to find work to help herself and h

steve: have you alejandro mayorkas acknowledging my surge. 212 in july. of the president's hand links on immigration. as the republican party looks ahead to the midterms in 2022, can their messaging on border security win over voters. daniel garza joins us. good morning to you. >> good morning. it's always a pleasure talking to you. steve: what do you make of that fox news poll number showing with hispanic americans joe biden is under water on his immigration policy? >> well, obviously, it should concern the democrat party, look, i mean important during midterm election in this case biden may be helping to drag a lot of the candidates under, especially the moderates because of the increasing impression by the latino community that he is losing control on the economy, on immigration, especially the border. of course on crime and then there is just a massive worry, steve, about inflation. 86% of latinos are worried about the spiking of prices. in fact, 75% in your poll indicated that they have suffered hardship from shopping for groceries there is a lot of

. ♪♪ (upbeat pop music in background throughout) todd: today, homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkasrn border amid calls for his impeachment over the covid crisis. jillian: -- border crisis. >> reporter: good morning. that revelation comes from the incoming border patrol chief, raul ortez who takes the reins of the agency on sunday, confirming to jonathan hunt that these july numbers will break records in the most difficult conditions he's ever seen. >> in my 30 years, this is the most complicated situation i've ever experienced. we have heard that the official july figures for apprehensions are going to be north of 210,000. >> we've seen steady increases over the last four or five months. >> over 210,000? >> yeah, i believe it's going to be over that. >> reporter: this as secretary mayorkas does head down to the border where he last visited in may. he's headed to the rgb and he's tweeting wheels up for south techs adhs is executing the plan to rebuild the safe, orderly and humane immigration system. he's met by harsh criticism. chip roy tweeting at secretary mayorkas and president b

let's look at the photographic from hhs secretary alejandro mayorkas, individuals who are eligible rulerase more swiftly while those were not eligible will be removed. we are talking at the southern border. we are building an immigration system designed to ensure due process, respect and dignity and promote equity. they are trying to speed up this process at the southern border but telling those stuck in afghanistan the we can't help you get to the airport. these are people we promised to keep safe. >> a bare minimum we have 10 to 15,000 american civilians stuck in kabul. we don't know because president biden will not answer questions from the media or the press during his gravest and darkest foreign-policy disaster. he will not answer questions from members of congress. struggled to get information and data on what is truly going on and we are reading reports of the uk and britain soldiers rescuing their folks from houses, from homes in kabul, we can't even do that. we can't safeguard their passage. we have women and children who are stranded trying to get to the airport who are turned

just yesterday i asked homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas who's being done to avoid reachingg with the countries of origin not only in addressing the root causes, not only in developing safe orderly and humane alternative pathways for people to seek relief under united states law. not only are we working with those countries and with mexico in those regards, but we're also working together to interdict irregular migration and to attack the smuggling organizations. >> our nick valencia tonight on the fallout from the border surge. >> we are facing a serious challenge at our southern border, and the challenges of course made more acute and more difficult because of the covid-19 pandemic. >> reporter: a surge in migrant traffic unseen in over two decades. an unprecedented number of migrants are escaping worsening conditions in their home countries, braving the summit of the sweltering summer heat. global temperatures in july the hottest on record. last month alone over 212,000 apprehensions were made along the border during a time of the year when numbers historically drop. the

todd: as alejandro mayorkas heads to the border, he needs to be pressed not only on the humanitarians but also the covid crisis. it. is stark. it is real. it is scary. take a look at the numbers from nbc news. 18% of migrant families and 20% of unaccompanied children are testing positive with covid. jillian: it's really unbelievable when you look at those numbers and just the fact that you think once people who are covid positive cross into the united states, a lot of them are just in some instances free to go where wherefore they want -- wherever they want as we reported earlier. an area in new mexico is reporting that uber and lyft drivers are called to pick up some of these migrants and they're disbursed in some of the communities. you look at the covid numbers, you look at how this could create more of a widespread issue if migrants are infiltrating communities in the u.s. what does this mean for the midterms? it is on everyone's mind. it is probably one of the things people vote on. an op-ed from the washington post reads president biden needs a coherent strategy for the border.

the department of homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas downplayed the crisis during a visitnsville thursday. leaked audio obtained by bill malugen through border patrol. this is what he told the press with a straight face and about face in private. >> we have seen surges in migration before, we have seen them in the past and migration surges are not new. just as we did with the challenge of unaccompanied children in march of this year. we have a plan, we are executing our plan and that takes time. >> it's uncontainable and the numbers cannot continue. [inaudible] >> we can't continue like this. [inaudible] maria: joining me right now ohio congressman jim jordan, ranking member of house judiciary committee which has jurisdiction over the border. congressman, good to see you, thank you very much. you just heard the flip-flop from mayorkas. first give us your assessment of afghanistan which is falling apart this morning. the wall street journal is reporting that the taliban has now entered kabul, home to 6 million afghan people, your reaction. congressman: i think the first thi

. >> shannon: dhs secretary alejandro mayorkas send the border is close to.esident, kamala harris, supposed to be overseeing the border, she said we have seen extreme progress over the last few months. brandon, what would you say in response to those comments. what do you hope the secretary will see tomorrow and he is there? >> we haven't made any progress. for them to tell the american public that there is progress being made on the border, that's a flat out lie. it's insulting to the american public. it's insulting to law enforcement. it's insulting to border patrol agents. we continue to deal with numbers that we have never seen before in history of the border patrol. the number of people coming from different countries, the number of people that are coming to be released into the united states. all you have to do is look, since this administration has been in office, we've had more than 800,000 people be released into the united states or have gotten away from apprehension. everything that's going on on the border is the exact opposite of what the adminis

without a penalty, the surge gets worse, something the dhs secretary alejandro mayorkas that he understandsprehensions. [indistinct] >> the problem is because of overcrowding the border patrol gives those show up to i.c.e. 60 day notices but almost 85 percent do not show up. i.c.e. cannot cannot get travel documents ready so they too are forced to let people go. to get it for immigration enforcement a sham. >> kevin: strong reporting, william la jeunesse. thank you. and then there is the covid side of the story. some health care professionals and border cities urging the biden administration to step up its pandemic immigration policy and halt all border activity until the current surges contain. let's bring in former acting internal general, matt whitaker. before we begin i want to share a bit of leaked audio. dhs director talking about trying to contain the burgeoning problem at the border. >> our borders the first line of defense. we can't continue like this. our people in the field. the system isn't built for it. >> kevin: i think that's manifestly obvious that this particular point. whe

the homeland security secretary, alejandro mayorkas was here today.wanted to tout two local leaders and law enforcement that the biden administration is doing everything it can to tackle this migrant surge. one of his duties while he was here was to announce the figures for apprehensions in july. 212,672 was the figure the secretary announced and you've seen from our pictures surging across the border all day and all night every day and every night. that 212,000 figure represented a five fold increase over july 2020. the secretary met with some local political leaders. they let him know exactly what they think. listen here. >> the men and women in green and blue need help. bottom line. they're strained. they're overworked. they don't need a pat on the back. they need resources of whatever system they're using is broken and needs fixing. >> now, after that meeting with those local leaders, secretary mayorkas arrived here in brownsville, texas to hold a news conference in which he admitted that this really is a uniquely difficult time for law enforcemen

. >> now, homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas will be visiting the rio grande valley tomorrow him. the chief says the message he wants to convey is that this crisis needs a whole of government approach as he puts it if it's to be tackled. to end this on an optimistic note, martha, he told me we can turn the tide on this. it's just going to take a lot of work. martha? >> martha: thanks, jonathan. thanks very much. my next guest has introduced a bill to help stem the flow of deadly synthetic drugs over the border. he's leading the effort to find out how many migrants are on the terror watch list to find out as well. john katko is on the commission. 210,000, think of it. picture 210,000 people coming illegally across the southern border, roughly somewhere in the neighborhood of 7,000 people every single day. as you point out, each one of them essentially has a price tag on them that is going to the cartel, right? >> you're exactly right. the cartels control the southwest border completely. you can't cross without their -- without paying them. the average cost is $4,000 a person.

homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas calls the situation unprecedented. >> we're facing a seriousd more difficult because of the covid-19 pandemic. >> reporter: the spike is unusual at this time of year when border crossings usually decline because of hot weather. in july, the u.s. customs and border protection reported taking over 212,000 people into custody. including nearly 83,000 traveling in family groups. nearly 19,000 unaccompanied minors were also apprehended at the border. a surge dhs says is partially due to the resurgence of the u.s. economy and the immigration policies of the previous administration. >> tragically, former president trump slashed our international assistance to guatemala, el salvador and honduras, slashed the resources that we were contributing to address the root causes of migration. >> reporter: changing some immigration policies his p predecessor put in place, president joe biden continued using title 42. this allows border agents to refuse entry to most migrants without the opportunity to apply for asylum. the dhs secretary defended that thursday, s

and a news conference in brownsville, texas, yesterday, homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas once again warned asylum seekers not to come to the u.s., saying they wi be turned away. this comes as biden official still have not located the parents of over 300 children separated from their families at the u.s.-mexico border by the trump administration. the republican-led texas senatee passed a sweeping voter suppression bill thursday following a 15 hour overnight filibuster by democrat carol alvarado. under senate rules, alvarado could not take bathroom breaks or drink water and was not allowed to sit or lean against her desk. wearing sneakers and a back brace for support, she concluded her marathon filibuster thursday morning. >> voter suppression anywhere is a threat to democracy everywhere. thank you. gratefully thank you, mr. president, and members. amy: the bill now heads to the texas house, where democrats have successfully been delaying its passage by not showing up to vote, thus denying the chamber a quorum. earlier this week, the house speaker signed 52 arrest warrants

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represent testify says he is ready to file impeachment articles against alejandro mayorkas.t does happen, a little too late by republicans? >> it is better late than never. i mean watching hannity show last week and i said i'm sick and tired of the republican congressman and senators, you know, talking the talk and raising hell about the border but taking no action. i said last week they should have one meeting on infrastructure. there shouldn't have been one vote on infrastructure this weekend until they address the border issue. the border issue has turned into a humanitarian crisis it has turned into a national security crisis. it has turned into a public health crisis because all the covid cases coming across and all the fentanyl deaths over 90,000 in the united states because of fentanyl coming across that border. this needs to be front and center and nothing else should happen on the hill until they hold the administration accountable for glaght crisis. jillian: here is what representative biggs has to say on this secretary mayorkas is a threat to the sovereignty of ou

alejandro mayorkas has used that word, jen psaki has use that word. progress, progress, progress.stunning, different verbiage being used in private behind the scenes. >> harris: we need transparency and what their plan looks like on what progress actually means to them, how they are measuring it. if they are measuring progress by, we sent somebody down there and that person talk privately, at least we thought it was private, and gay people kind of an out-of-the-way pan on the back and gave us an idea of what we need to do next, that's one thing. but if progress is what it should be and that is solving the crisis and the problems and turning off the spigot and putting on a moratorium. it's a whole different ball of wax. we don't know what they're looking at. which i guess is what allowed the president to say to someone like cuomo, you know, basically, heck of a ckjo of a job in the a scandal that caused him to quit, a sex scandal. i guess if your idea of progress is you just went there or phoned them, thate but what we need now with nearly a quarter million people coming the border

today, home land security secretary alejandro mayorkas is heading to the southern border amid calls forment over the migrant crisis. todd: griff jenkins joins us live from washington as fox news learns july apprehensions are the highest in more than 20 years. griff. >> reporter: unbelievable, todd and jillian, good morning. consider this, more than a half of a million migrants have illegally crossed our southwest borders since secretary mayorkas last visited in may and today he is headed to ground zero in the rio grande valley, tweeting, quote, wheels up for south texas, dhs is executing our plan to rebuild a safe, orderly and humane immigration system, this aztecs as congressman chip roy tweets at secretary mayorkas and president biden calling for impeachment over handling of the border crisis, showing this video of overcrowded conditions inside a holding facility, it comes as the incoming border patrol chief takes the reins on sunday, confirming to fox news that the new july apprehension mum glers will be the -- numbers will be the highest in more than 30 years. >> this is the most co

. >>> and joining me now is secretary of homeland security alejandro mayorkas.n. we're talking about the record numbers. why is there an unprecedented number of migrants crossing the border? >> well, thank you very much for having me. there are a number of reasons. most importantly, the countries of origin in the northern triangle, guatemala, honduras, el salvador have suffered a tremendous downturn in their economies. there is extraordinary poverty as well as violence. the impact of climate change, extreme weather events, the reason people are fleeing their homes is quite significant. and that is what we are seeing. i think at the very same time we have to take into account the fact that america's economy is surging. we are seeing us emerge from the pandemic in a way that other countries south of our border are not. and so the attraction of the united states and the promise it brings at a time when there is so much suffering in other countries is a clear explanation of why we're seeing that migration and the numbers that we are seeing. >> and of course the econ