DHS Secretary Mayorkas visiting South Texas migrant facility on Friday
DHS Secretary Mayorkas visiting South Texas migrant facility on Friday
MIGRANT CENTERS
Posted: May 6, 2021 / 12:22 PM GMT-0600 / Updated: May 7, 2021 / 06:35 AM GMT-0600
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FILE – In this Monday, March 1, 2021 file photo, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington.
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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says FEMA will support a government-wide effort over the next three months, Saturday, March 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
DONNA, Texas (KVEO) — The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will visit a migrant processing facility on Friday in Donna, Texas.
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According to a release, Alejandro Mayorkas, DHS Secretary, will travel to Donna to receive updates on unaccompanied children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border and view conditions at the Customs and Border Protection facility in Donna.
Mayorkas is expected to begin his tour of the facility at 12 p.m. on Friday
Following his briefing, Mayorkas will hold a press conference about his trip to the Rio Grande Valley.
This is not the first time the DHS Secretary has visited the migrant facilities on the border.
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In March, Mayorkas visited the same facility in Donna, however, media was not allowed entrance to the event.
The tent facility is located about 20 miles east of the city of McAllen. It was built to help with an overflow of a surge of migrants who have come to the border since President Joe Biden took office.
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