DHS Seeks Volunteers to Assist With ‘Overwhelming’ Surge at Southern Border

DHS Seeks Volunteers to Assist With ‘Overwhelming’ Surge at Southern Border
Migrants receive food as they wait for news at the border, in Tijuana, Mexico, on Feb. 19, 2021. Gregory Bull/AP Photo
Isabel van Brugen
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking volunteers from among its agencies to assist in dealing with an “overwhelming” migrant surge at the U.S.-Mexico border, as the Biden administration continues to deny that there’s a crisis.

“Today, I activated the Volunteer Force to support Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as they face a surge in migration along the Southwest Border,” DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in an email to employees on March 8, obtained by several news outlets.

Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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