Mayorkas Claims Illegal Border Crossings Are Down 65 Percent Due to New Biden Policies

Heritage Foundation says the claim is inaccurate

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on May 11, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The number of illegal crossings at the U.S. Southern border is down more than 60 percent owing to the Biden administration’s sweeping new immigration regulations, according to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

Mr. Mayorkas made the comments in an interview at Aspen Security Forum in Colorado on July 20.