Biden officials visit US-Mexico border to monitor increase in crossings
by Reuters in Washington from on (#5F1S3)
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The new US secretary of homeland security, Alejandro Mayorkas, led a visit by Biden administration officials to the border with Mexico on Saturday, amid a growing number of border crossings and criticism by Republicans that a crisis is brewing.
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