Outgoing Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, who came under attacks including an impeachment during his four years in office, has insisted in a new interview that several aspects of border security were successful during his tenure.

“The border right now is more secure than it was at the end of 2019, the last year before the pandemic struck,” Mayorkas told NPR, the outlet reported Wednesday.

“The number of individuals encountered at the border on a daily basis is lower than it was at that time, and that has been consistently the case now for approximately six months,” he added.

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