Mayorkas Claims Biden Admin’s Border Policies Remain the Same: Wall ‘Not the Answer’

Mayorkas refuted reports that administration’s border policy has changed, while Biden says the money had to be spent.

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas delivers remarks during an event at the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) St. Elizabeth's Campus in Washington on Aug. 17, 2023 Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Thursday refuted reports that the Biden administration’s decision to construct new border walls in Texas marks a change in immigration and border policy.

In a statement on Thursday, Mr. Mayorkas, who a day earlier said there was an “immediate need” to construct new border walls in the Rio Grande Valley, claimed the Biden administration’s policies against building new walls had not changed.