"McCarthy told Fox News that he requested a classified briefing from the FBI and CIA on the matter and said Harris should attend.
" 'I know she hasn't been to the border,' McCarthy told Fox. 'I don't know if she's ever been briefing on this, but I think it'd be important that all leaders, because this isn't about Republican or Democrat, this is about the security of our nation. And everybody should be making sure our nation is secure.'
"McCarthy's call for Harris to finally address the crisis came as more images emerged of migrants from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador crossing the Rio Grande and packing shelters in Texas.
"Families are pouring into the US from Mexico on a daily basis and have pushed crossings up to their highest level in 15 years. Customs and Border Protection revealed that 18,000 unaccompanied children crossed the border, the most in history. More than 172,000 migrants were taken into custody last month, a 71 percent rise from February and the highest number in 15 years.
"A shocking video of an abandoned migrant boy telling border agents he feared he would be kidnapped and footage of Ecuadorian sisters, aged three and five, being dropped over the wall have exposed the dire situation.
"Harris hasn't made a border trip in the 15 days since she was charged with dealing with the root causes of the immigration crisis. The White House has insisted her role is based on 'diplomacy' with Northern Triangle countries.
"Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will travel to El Paso and McAllen, Texas on Thursday - holding events that are closed to press.
"Texas Governor Greg Abbott has also piled the pressure on the administration by blaming Biden for migrant children being 'starved and sexually abused' at overcrowded San Antonio camp that is housing 1,370 children." . . .
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