During a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) slammed Democrats for the illegal immigration crisis ahead of a massive expected surge in illegal immigration as Title 42 expires. “We are witnessing an absolute travesty unfolding on our southern border,” Cruz told reporters Thursday evening. “On Monday, we apprehended over 10,000 people on the border, the highest level in history. On Tuesday, we apprehended over 10,000 people on the border, again, the highest level in history. There are, right now where we’re standing, more than 22,000 people camped just south of the border, getting ready to

On Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas rejected the idea that the U.S. border is open despite illegal immigration being on track to set a new record high this year. Mayorkas made his comments in response to questions from reporters about the border crisis.  “Republicans have challenged you on this point on Capitol Hill and I want to give you a chance to respond. They point to Border Patrol’s own numbers which show going back to October of last year would show there were more than a million apprehensions, but there were also more than 530,000 got-aways. That’s roughly the