McCarthy Calls for National Guard to Help Cope With Del Rio Illegal Immigrant Surge

McCarthy Calls for National Guard to Help Cope With Del Rio Illegal Immigrant Surge
Then-House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks at a news conference in Washington on July 21, 2021. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has urged President Joe Biden to deploy the National Guard to help deal with the illegal immigrant surge along the southern border, insisting the situation is a national security crisis and blaming the Biden administration for a “failed response.”

McCarthy made the remarks in a Sept. 17 statement that came as thousands of illegal immigrants, mostly from Haiti, were congregating under the Del Rio International Bridge in Texas while they await processing by Border Patrol.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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