Mayorkas Hides Migrant Deaths as He Slams Trump’s Migrant ‘Separations’; Homeland Security Dept. Confirms Soaring Migrant Deaths at Border: Eight children Among 568 Dead Migrants Found at Border in 2021

Mayorkas Hides Migrant Deaths as He Slams Trump’s Migrant ‘Separations’:

President Joe Biden’s border chief is celebrating his policy of reuniting legally deported migrants with the children they left in the United States — while he hides the number of migrants killed by his pro-migration policies.

“Our mission is to reunite every family that was so cruelly separated,” said Alejandro Mayorkas, the Cuban-born, pro-migration head of the Department of Homeland Security.

We are dedicated to this mission. Today we mark the reunification of more than 600 separated families. But our work is not done. It will not be done until we’ve given every family the opportunity to reunify and to heal the wounds that they have suffered. We are incredibly proud of and committed to this mission.

Today we mark the reunification of more than 600 separated families, but our work is not done. It will not be done until we’ve given every family the opportunity to reunify and to heal the wounds that they have suffered.

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— Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (@SecMayorkas) February 2, 2023

But elsewhere, Mayorkas also admits that many parents and children have died trying to reach the United States during Biden’s first two years in office. —>READ MORE HERE

Homeland Security Dept. confirms soaring migrant deaths at border

Homeland Security Dept. confirms soaring migrant deaths at border

Homeland Security released its most comprehensive data yet Monday on southwestern border deaths, confirming a massive surge in 2021 that coincided with the start of the chaos that erupted on President Biden’s watch.

The Border Patrol tallied 568 deaths on the U.S.-Mexico boundary in fiscal year 2021, or more than double the total of 2020, the final full year under President Trump.

Among those 2021 deaths were eight children. Authorities also identified 101 women among the dead — almost five times the total from a year before.

The most common cause of death was people overheating during the crossing, accounting for nearly 40% of deaths.

Drownings accounted for 14% of deaths, and the rest included freezing to death, homicides, animal encounters, vehicle-related deaths and one train-related death.

Authorities said more than 20% of cases were either skeletal remains or otherwise didn’t reveal a cause of death.

The Border Patrol’s dataset dates back to 2017, when it began the Missing Migrant Program to try to get a better handle on migrant lives lost. —>READ MORE HERE

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