Former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas made it clear on Friday that he had absolutely zero interest in discussing the recently-secured state of the United States-Mexico border.
Mayorkas, when confronted at an airport by The Blaze national correspondent Julio Rosas, made every effort instead to beat a hasty retreat rather than answer questions about the fact that the border — which was open by design during his tenure as part of President Joe Biden’s administration — has been largely secured since the day President Donald Trump returned to the White House.
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National Correspondent @Julio_Rosas11 asked former DHS Secretary Mayorkas about President Trump securing the southern border: pic.twitter.com/FFr2T8Prkm
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) April 4, 2025
Mayorkas seemed approachable enough at first, saying it was “a pleasure” and offering a hand to shake as Rosas introduced himself and stated that he was with Blaze media.
“I just wanted to ask you how it feels to see —” Rosas had not even gotten his first question out before Mayorkas waved him off, saying, “Not right now.”
“— that the United States has a secure border now that President Trump is in office, as opposed to when you were