Mayorkas Touts ‘Positive’ Early Signs That Biden’s Border Executive Order Is Working

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday defended the Biden administration’s recent executive order on the border, saying there are “positive” early signs that it’s working to bring down the number of illegal border crossings to 1,500 or less while noting the Biden administration is prepared to fight legal challenges to the order in court. President Joe Biden signed the executive order on June 4, an action that shuts down asylum requests at the U.S.–Mexico border once the average number of daily encounters exceeds 2,500, with the freeze remaining in place until the daily average stays below 1,500 for at least a week....