una audio se filtrÓ y ha puesto en aprieto al secretario mayorkas. alejandro mayorkas le dice a agentes que la situaciÓn en la frontera es insostenible. migrantes arrestados en texas tienen sus dÍas en cortes. ya es oficial, cdc aprobÓ tercer refuerzo. texas y florida abren dispensarios mÓviles para tratar pacientes con covid—19. hablan los mÉdicos que atienden a vicente fernÁndez. ♪ ♪ [mÚsica] patricia: vamos a comenzar con la advertencia del secretario mayorkas, que dijo que el gobierno del presente biden perderÁ la crisis si los inmigrantes siguen viniendo. esto ha creado una situaciÓn difÍcil para la administraciÓn biden. reportero: el secretario mayorkas hizo declaraciones que lo han provocado en el ojo del huracÁn. [habla en inglÉs] reportero: mayorkas da detalles de su viaje a mÉxico en el audio. [habla en inglÉs] reportero: mayorkas adopta un tono de empatÍa y dice conocer la frustraciÓn de los agentes, pero les pide paciencia. [habla en inglÉs] reportero: en un momento, un agente da su opiniÓn. [habla en inglÉs] rep

. >> homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas discusses the situation of the u.s.-mexico border. the secretary announces that more than 212,000 migrants were stopped at the southern border in july, and increase from june. this is about 40 minutes. sec. mayorkas: good afternoon, and thank you very much for >> good afternoon, thank you for being here today. i am here to work with community members, leaders, and law enforcement personnel. i especially want to recognize and thank the men and women of the united states border patrol, who were doing absolutely heroic work in the service of our nation, and to uphold our laws. under the leadership of president biden we are doing everything we can to provide them with the resources they need to do the work in the way they feel most proud. i want to introduce to you raul ortiz, with more than 29 years of service in the united states border patrol, chief ortiz will become the chief of the border patrol effective saturday. i also want to introduce the department of homeland security chief medical officer. i want to communicate

mayorkas: good afternoon, and thank you very much for being here today. i am here to visit our workforce, to meet with community members and leaders and law enforcement personnel. i especially want to recognize and thank the men and women of the united states border patrol, who were doing absolutely heroic work in the service of our nation, and to uphold our laws. under the leadership of president biden we are doing everything we can to provide them with the resources they need to do the work in the way they feel most proud. i want to introduce to you raul ortiz, with more than 29 years of service in the united states border patrol, chief ortiz will become the chief of the border patrol effective saturday. i also want to introduce the department of homeland security chief medical officer. i want to communicate very clearly that the situation at the border is one of the toughest challenges we face. it is complicated, changing, and involves vulnerable people at a time of a global pandemic. i want to provide information to you, the facts, the challenge we fa

mayorkas. mayorkas. the republican is accusing mayorkas of overseeing a, quote, reckless abandonment of border security and failing to put public health protections in place. meantime, mayorkas and national security advisor jake sullivan met with counterparts in mexico to discuss slowing down migrant crossings. they agreed to expand cooperation at the border. sarah carter spoke to residents in south texas who are fed up over the amount of covid-positive migrants flooding their communities. >> what scared the death out of me, as an unassuming citizen you hear the narratives they're going to quarantine these people, they're going to be wearing ppe, they're going to be guarded in some way. they're not. it's a lie. >> we have compassion. we're not saying that we don't. but at the same time, this is in our backyards. was about our children? what about our families? >> president, we are now in the biggest super spreader event of covid in this world. right here on the border. jillian: you new nbc news

okay, laura, they are pushing for mayorkas to be impeached. leaving it to the local leaders to clean up what's going on down there. i want to pull this up and want your reaction on the other side of this. local leaders plead to dhs stop releasing migrant families due to the surge of covid-19. more resources for border patrol and reopen land ports to nonessential tourists to stimulate trade. you have been to the border. you have seen it what is your take on it? >> well, this is a very serious situation. perhaps the most serious part of all is that the biden administration has been asking from day one is that this is not happening. and once again you heard secretary mayorkas come to the border and talk about the people who are struggling and the people, you know, who are in a bad situation having to travel at this time. what he doesn't talk about, what no one in the biden administration actually talks about is the national security threat to this country. the biden administration, like the previous one. knows that the mexican cartels today are t

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and fox news has obtained leaked audio from dhs secretary al alejandro mayorkas. he's publicly only said the border is a, quote, challenge, but now he privately admits the administration is, quote, going to lose the border crisis and that the situation is, quote, unsustainable. that certain border regions are, quote, at the breaking point. his team gave him simple advice, make illegal entry illegal again. i'm elizabeth macdonald, "the evening edit" start ises right now. ♪ ♪ elizabeth: okay. let's get a check on your money first. the dow and s&p ending in railroad territory for the fourth day in a row, the nasdaq it should slightly. let's begin with former deputy national security adviser kt kt mcfarland and stephen schork of the schork report. let's talk about kandahar and now kabul possibly falling in afghanistan. and this is the taliban, this is a humanitarian crisis. what do you say, kt? >> oh, look, afghanistan is lost, it's been lost for years, and it was the -- the taliban was always going to prevail, they were always going to win because they knew they

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the department of homeland security, alejandro mayorkas. secretary mayorkas, as a result of the january 6th attack, are you doing enough to identify extremists domestically? >> we are very focused on this. this is one of our highest priorities, domestic violence extremism is the greatest terrorist related threat we have in the homeland. we have a center in the department and a task force dedicated to this effort. we've dedicated more than $77 million in grant funding to state, local, tribal, territorial authorities. we are doing so much to address this really grave threat. >> what are you doing to identify terrorists or extremists, extremist groups within the military, within the ranks of dhs as well, other government branches? >> well, secretary austin, the secretary of the department of defense, is conducting an internal review within his department, and we are doing the same within our department. we are very focused on ensuring that our personnel uphold our values and represent the best of our nation. it's our responsibility. >> one of

and fox news has obtained leaked audio from dh secretary mayorkas, he says the border is a challenge but now he privately admits the administration is going to lose the border crisis and that the situation is unsustainable that certain border regions are at the breaking point his team gave him simple advice, make illegal entry illegal again. i am elizabeth macdonald, "the evening edit" start rightab now. ♪. elizabeth: let's get a check ofo your money, the dow, s&p ended in record territory for the fourth in a row the nasdaq finished up slightly let's begin with national security advisor kt mcfarland and top oil pro, stephen short of the short report. let's t talk about now kabul possibly falling in afghanistan this is the taliban in a humanitarian crisis, what do you say. >> afghanistan has been lost for years and the taliban was a waste going to prevail and win because they knew that they would wait us out, tribal leaders told me that 15 years ago. i think what we should see going forward as province after church province, tribal leader after tribal leader will have a snowball eff

they don't listen only to what mayorkas says. they have word of mouth and understand they can come here and then they can stay. >> john, we have heard from more and more border democrats who are critical of president biden and on immigration. in our last hour we heard from a judge a democrat who was very critical of the administration. are you surprised to hear this shift and a growing chorus of democrats saying this is an issue that needs action? we can't wait anymore? >> no, i am not surprised. there are a lot of people on the border who want to see more support for immigration control. but also to get people a pathway to citizenship. the previous administration did not solve this problem. building a wall and letting people starve on the other side is not solving this problem. we have to look at our immigration reform. there are some promising signs. not only the fact we got bipartisan infrastructure done. i have seen some promising signs from congress they are looking at taking this on. i like to see them both at a local level

when mayorkas goes down there. the local leader are going to say hey, can you please have a moratorium on releasing migrants into the community because you are not testing them for covid and we got a covid problem. >> i don't really know why the secretary is going down there, right? he said on national tv he said during congressional testimony the border is secure. it's closed. so why is he going down there? so obviously there is an issue. but, look, they haven't taken one step to slow the flow. everything they have done is to process aliens quicker and release them into our communities quicker. that's the only success they have had which isn't a success. that's just going to entice more people to come here illegally. steve: see, the problem is joe biden's number one agenda item is trying to fix the coronavirus. all these people are coming into the country something like 25% already have coronavirus. and when they are apparently when they are going to be deported, 25% of them have coronavirus. and then they have go

mayorkas, biden and harris don't care. we're the ones in danger and i'm also asking to impeach mayorkas for failing to defend the border of the united states. >> harris: a new "new york post" op-ed says biden's border disaster is key to the texas covid crisis speaking of what you were talking about. it has gotten so bad the city of laredo, texas is refusing to take more migrants after discovering 40% tested positive for covid. spikes above that but this is the highest most recent. last week mcallen reported a 15% positivity rate among migrants. you will wilt under the pressure of that if those people start to present sick. our country, how will we take this? >> we shouldn't have to. frankly, the migrants shouldn't be being exposed to this danger. that's what is happening on the border. americans and texans are in danger and hospitals overrun. you have seen the photos and i hope you show them to the people that we've been putting out there that border patrol agents are sharing. where is aoc, where are all the cries about ki

secretary mayorkas talked about increasing the number border patrol agents. our first line of defense by 2,000 in 2023, i think this crisis demands more immediate action, more technology and more people. third, we haven't had comprehensive immigration reform since 1986. both parties need to come together with bipartisan consensus on concrete measures to make the southern border safe. >> kayleigh: more common sense from dan hoffman. coming up, president biden makes his 18th trip to delaware after refusing to answer questions about the disaster unfolding in afghanistan. is the president taking a break while his latest crisis explodes? age is just a number. and mine's unlisted. try boost® high protein with 20 grams of protein for muscle health. versus 16 grams in ensure high protein. boost® high protein also has key nutrients for immune support. boost® high protein. introducing aleve x. bo it's fast, powerfulso long-lasting relief with a revolutionary, rollerball design. because with the right pain reliever... life opens up. aleve it, and see what's possible.

thank you. >> well, thank you, secretary mayorkas. as you know this past year we have seen hackers target our water supply, the chinese government has exploited vulnerabilities in microsoft services. the russian government conducts cyber espionage against dozens of federal agencies and cyber criminals are attacking our critical infrastructure. this budget does contain a request for $2.1 billion for cisa but could you please tell the committee why disfigure a sufficient for us to deal with these attacks -- this figure -- >> thank you, mr. chairman. the budget magnates affect sophistries not only a matter of homeland security but national security as well and it invest in every dimension of our defense to this increasing threat to the homeland and to our country. it resources cisa to develop response teams that can assist not only federal government agencies across the enterprise, but state, local, tribal and territorial partners, as well as and critically, the private sector and understanding the threat, building their prevention capab

at this point i don't know who would replace mayorkas and would anything change. i don't know. but a lot of this is still to be determined. todd: while you hear those complaints, those concerns from texans, there are questions, concerns, anger coming out of all 50 states, not the least of which is why can these individuals illegally cross the border but my kid has to wear a mask in school, i could be potentially under restrictions going forward. i can no longer enjoy -- potentially not being able enjoy the freedoms i enjoyed earlier this summer, going into the fall, while these individuals can do this. it's being encouraged, not stopped by the administration. with that, the texas supreme court ruling the run-away democrats can be arrested if they don't show up for a session on the gop backed voting bill, the ruling overturns a restraining order that prevented governor abbott from arresting them. 50 democrats left for d.c. last month. some have returned to texas, 25 remain in d.c. jillian: it is 21 minutes after the hour. coming up, a free man, california's governor releasing a

una audio se filtrÓ y ha puesto en aprieto al secretario mayorkas. alejandro mayorkas le dice a agentes que la situaciÓn en la frontera es insostenible.

meanwhile the border crisis continues to spiral out of control as leaked audio shows what secretary mayorkas really think about the crisis. former senior white house advisor stephen miller drops by to weigh in. and inflation so edward lawrence is live at the white house, what you have. >> the president was on vacation and he was disrupted, his vacation and now he's working from camp david is what the white house is saving giving briefings about what is going on in afghanistan. he talked about inflation, that top the list on the pole of concerns for registered voters in the u.s., 86% of registered voters are very or extremely concerned about inflation, violent crime is on the list with 81% worried, it's more than the 71% worried about unemployment. these numbers might be why the white house over month over month numbers. a senior white house official told me their current year-over-year numbers because if you take out energy and food cost like gas prices the month over the month inflation numbers have started to edge down. but most people see what they have been paying more over the past year

secretary mayorkas announcing more than 212,000 encounters in july, a five-fold increase over last july and a number we have not seen since march of 2000. >> the situation at the border is one of the toughest challenges we face. it is complicated, changing and involves vulnerable people at a time of a global pandemic. >> reporter: but behind closed doors in this leaked audio talking to border patrol agents, mayorkas says the situation is more dire than he is publicly willing to admit. >> [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: this as outgoing border patrol chief roddy skatt in a farewell message to agents does not mince words. >> whether it's covid, whether it be the massive crisis on the southwest border right now or whether it just be the general tone of society and the anti-police movement, there's a lot of stress out there and we would be fooling ourselves to think that it's not getting to some of us. >> reporter: mayorkas met with local leaders like democrat congressman henry cuellar whose district sees many illegal crossings a week, he is pleading for help. >> they need help, bottom line.

in that leaked audio, you can hear secretary mayorkas saying he feels their pain. listen here. >> i know very well -- >> r eporter: and secretary mayorkas also said something that nobody in the biden administration has ever said before. listen to this. >> reporter: and secretary mayorkas' remarks were walked back in a sense today by the white house. a white house spokesperson saying that what he was talking about was the continued need for the u.s. to implement deterrence measures. border patrol agents that we spoke to here say whatever the words actually meant, they are just that, words. they would rather see actions. jackie? jackie: jonathan hunt, thank you for that. what an interesting way to walk it back. joining me now to discuss, tom homan, former acting i.c.e. directer and a fox business contributor. you heard the audio, you heard the secretary say it's unsustainable. you know, obviously, this is an administration that's not going to do anything about this. this is their policy. you know, does he resign at some point? how could you possibly go down there and

secretary mayorkas is a his or her to the administration. because is he continuing down that road opening borders. they are not apologetic. they haven't done one thing to stop this crisis. not one thing they have done to slow the flow. as a matter of fact, they have sent hundreds of border patrol agents from the northern border to do what? to process aliens and release them quicker. they are not sending border patrol agents to secure the border and put more agents to on the line to' to the fentanyl and human traffickers and women assaulted by cartels and children dying. they are sending them down there to release them quicker so we don't have the optics of several thousand and you bridge. this is about managing the optics not about fixing the problem. again, this is by design. >> this is where the question comes in even if you have somebody replace mayorkas somebody like a jay j ns who everybody loves thinks he would do a great job. if is he following the orders of the administration, is he not going to be able to do anything to solve the pr

i know secretary mayorkas. i know he knows what needs to be done. he's giving the administration the advice. the administration is not listening to the secretary. so he has to be the face that goes out there and he has to take the brunt of the have it -- vitreal that is taking place. >> neil: thanks, brandon judd, very much. meantime here, we're following developments on covid. i haven't forgotten that. we're telling you about spikes in cases and the cities and states requiring that you have proof that you have been tested for covid or at least tested negative and proof that you've been vaccinated. they're telling and demanding restaurants do the same. not only in places like nothing but in los angeles where restaurant owners like this familiar face have already been dealing with grief. now more grief. she's back. >> i'm losing everything. everything i own is being taken away from me. they set up a movie company right next to my outdoor patio. riders, the lone wolves of the great highway. all they need is a bike and a full tank of gas. their only fr

homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas met with some border patrol agents during his visit to south texas thursday. and an audio of part of that meeting obtained by fox news the secretary appeared more candid than he has ever been publicly in his assessment of the border crisis. >> >> and the secretary acknowledged the strain on border patrol agents. >> i know very well hearing from [inaudible] and others will breaking here in this sector. and it's our responsibility to make sure that never happens again. we don't get that close again. >> the new border patrol chief raÚl ortiz tells us he is fired up and ready to go. but with the number of migrant encounters surpassing 212,000 in july he believes it's an uphill battle. especially during the pandemic. >> even though i have almost 20,000 border patrol agents. 400 of those are in a quarantine status because they were exposed to covid. i have lost 8 border patrol agents to covid already this year. >> and getting back to the homeland security secretary's comments about the situation here being unsustainable, the white house appear

homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas traveled to the southern border mayorkas visit came after local leaders asked the biden administration to visit the rio grande valley to see firsthand the increase in immigrants are migrants there. well, during his visit, mayorkas said the department has been forced to restructure its borders tragedy to accommodate the recent spike and covid cases among people crossing the border. there. >> we are building new capacity to address the situation and we are doing so as rapidly as possible. >> they are his plans calls for allocating additional resources to test isolate and quarantine every migrant that crosses the border. meantime, the biden administration is sending 3,000 troops to afghanistan to help us court us embassy workers out of the country. that announcement came just after hours after the taliban capture to strategic cities in western afghanistan. the state department says it's going to continue operating within the embassy. but analysts say sending troops could indicate that the u.s. government is losing faith in the afghan military's

specifically by homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas. he mentioned religious holidays in and around september 11th that could cause, as what he calls a catalyst for violence. domestic terrorists may be influenced by foreign terrorists via different online forums. part of the dhs bulletin reads law enforcement have expressed concerns that the broader sharing of conspiracy theories and false narratives will gain traction in mainstream environments resulting in individuals or small groups embracing violent tactics to achieve their desired to objectives. it continues, such threats are also exacerbated by impacts of the ongoing pandemic including grievances over public health safety measures and perceived government restrictions. >> you can certainly warn about the anniversary of 9/11. i think people are always very mindful about that and mindful about certain attacks that could occur around that anniversary. but once you start talking about covid measures and other things in that bulletin, i begin to believe it waters it down. >> reporter: a

they actually need the resources. >> during his visit, secretary mayorkas talked to some of those men in green, border patrol agents on the front lines. customs and border protection officially confirmed today there were more than 212,000 encounters in july, a five fold increase over july 2020. ment many of those agent vin deed told us they're frustrated, exhausted and need more resources to quickly and my mainly process children and families and those who are general asylum seekers and to just as quickly expel those who are not. >> we confront challenges and we meet them. >> secretary mayorkas says the biden administration is taking a four pronged approach tackling the root causes of migration. creating safe orderly and legal pathways for migrants. improving security and processing, and, in his words, attacking smugglers. and he said the administration is doing all it can to deal with a large number of covid-19 infections among migrants. >> we are building new processes to make sure that the migrants are tested, cohorted during transportation, isolated and quarantine as necessary, an

today, home land security secretary alejandro mayorkas is heading to the southern border amid calls for his impeachment over the migrant crisis. todd: griff jenkins joins us live from washington as fox news learns july apprehensions are the highest in more than 20 years. griff. >> reporter: unbelievable, todd and jillian, good morning. consider this, more than a half of a million migrants have illegally crossed our southwest borders since secretary mayorkas last visited in may and today he is headed to ground zero in the rio grande valley, tweeting, quote, wheels up for south texas, dhs is executing our plan to rebuild a safe, orderly and humane immigration system, this aztecs as congressman chip roy tweets at secretary mayorkas and president biden calling for impeachment over handling of the border crisis, showing this video of overcrowded conditions inside a holding facility, it comes as the incoming border patrol chief takes the reins on sunday, confirming to fox news that the new july apprehension mum glers will be the -- numbers will be the highest in more than 30 years. >> this is

>> yeah, i believe it's going to be over that. >> reporter: this as secretary mayorkas does head down to the border where he last visited in may. he's headed to the rgb and he's tweeting wheels up for south techs adhs is executing the plan to rebuild the safe, orderly and humane immigration system. he's met by harsh criticism. chip roy tweeting at secretary mayorkas and president biden, calling for impeachment, showing video of overcrowded conditions inside a hold hoing -- holding facility. the sheriff is sounding the alarm in kenny county. >> i don't see an end in sight. they need to secure the border. we need to get boots on the ground. we're working 12 hour shifts to try to get ahead of this. when we explain they were criminal trespassing, they were going to jail, they said that's impossible. >> reporter: i.c.e. is announcing they will not deport illegal immigrants who are victims of crime, saying they will support them through immigration benefits. todd: dr. nicole saphier says biden should be consistent when dealing with covid-19 from foreign countries. >> when it comes to infect

two articles of impeachment against homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas, accusing mayorkas of overseeing reckless abandonment of border security and failing to put public health protections in place. mayorkas meanwhile on national security adviser sullivan met with counterparts in mexico to discuss how to slow down the migrant crossings, more than 210,000 apprehensions reported in the month of july alone. above 1 million apprehensions for 2021 so far. taliban fighters captured a ninth afghan city this week as the country's foreign minister is calling for more international sanctions. officials there saying that these seizures are violating commitments thal gain gave the u.s. under the agreement which lead to military withdrawal. happening overnight. chinese court has sentenced canadian man to 11 years in jail for, quote, alleged espionage. beijing based businessman detained by the communist party back in 2018 for retaliation against hauwei. accused of spying and providing state secrets to foreign countries amid extradition battle in canada involving hauwei chief financial o

not kamala harris or secretary mayorkas or not even biden. it's about power and control it is not about doing the things that would stop covid from coming across the borders. >> if anything is impeachable offense over the past five years they hundred trump over nothinge twice then we have a concerted effort a purposeful effort to break the border to spread migrants all over the country for various reasons cheap wages i don't know what they are doing but that is impeachable this affects every american. >> it is. and i do think president biden is to blame including homeland security secretary and kamala harris they had created more chaos on this quarter and what is so disgusting they blame the trump administration for the chaos on the border. be real president trumps policies to remain in mexico ending catch and release that stopped those numbers. >>laura: they know what. >> and now it is unsustainable? but then we are fact they have to do an investigation. they could do one immediately. >>laura: i don't think the republicans are making a big e

mayorkas knows better. i believe mayorkas is the fall guy want the vice-president won't step up. the vice-president stepped back. greg, we need you to host "the five." i will step back. that's not an option. this is a disaster. it was preventible. for joe biden to be in delaware and hiding out on vacation and the border coming to it pieces is inexcusable. >> one question, greg gutfeld, who was the 35% of the people polled who think that immigration and the border crisis is okay? who approve of it. who were those people? >> i don't know what they are. in every poll there is between 25 to 35% idiots. >> crack head idiots. >> a lot of people don't think we should have a border. it's not right for to us have a border. >> no homeland security and no protection. >> they can talk to the people who have lost relatives to drug overdoses up 30% in 2020. talk to those people or anybody who is hammered and damage by drug trafficking. president biden sending u.s. troops back to afghanistan as the taliban takes over. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ limu emu & doug ♪ oh! are you using liberty mutual's coverag

the border in the month of july that is up 13% from june the highest level in 21 years dhs secretary mayorkas visited the border on thursday as some lawmakers are calling for his impeachment right now because they fail to acknowledge the crisis that is only getting worse. were talking about 1.1 billion encounters year-to-date. >> this is incredible it's the greatest national security crisis that we faced as a nation. they collapse the border, it is easier to get across our southern border that it is to get a table for dinner at new york city. this is preposterous. in the midst of a pandemic they are doing this and they've absolutely destroyed our national security crisis in the cartel and coyotes are providing more messaging for them to send more and more vulnerable people cross the border whether the covered positive or not they're sending them across the border and they're sending more fentanyl into my state and states all across this nation and gillian are kids, it's a tragic situation and to think that secretary mayorkas still has his job performing like this in corporate america this wou

you heard mayorkas calling it a challenge once again. your reaction. >> in my resolution that i introduced the censure president biden for his dereliction of duty to secure the southern border, i called for the removal of secretary mayorkas and i certainly support chairman of the freedom caucus andy biggs' effort to impeach secretary mayorkas. while pawn is threatening more -- while president biden is threat ming more lockdowns of law abiding citizens he refuses to lock down the southern border. we see records every month from border crossers, illegal drugs crossing and killing our citizens. enough fentanyl has been released into the country to kill americans multiple times over. it's out of control. it requires more documentation to go to a restaurant in new york city than it does to cross our southern border. that is ridiculous. under biden, requiring id to vote is considered jim crow 2.0. but illegal crossing our southern border with no id gives illegal aliens free flight to any city of their choice and this is unacceptable. maria: it

secretary mayorkas, how is it with those recommendations prior to the court's ruling and what can the administration do to help individuals who have already submitted their applications and were not processed before july 16th today? >> senator, thank you very much for your question. as i think you know, i was the director of u.s. citizenship and immigration services and it was that incredible agency that i left in the implementation of daca. i cannot overstate the importance of passing legislation to bring stability to individuals, the youth who qualify for daca. that is a permanent solution and one that will resonate across the country, the daca program is so very popular with the american people for all the right reasons. we're not able to process new applications for daca or continue with applications in light of the judge's ruling. we're continuing to litigate that case ap within the bounds of the law, and within the bounds of the judge's ruling, we are seeking to fortify the daca program, but there's no substitute for the permanent solution that congress can deliver. >> thank you

. >> shannon: dhs secretary alejandro mayorkas send the border is close to. the vice president, kamala harris, supposed to be overseeing the border, she said we have seen extreme progress over the last few months. brandon, what would you say in response to those comments. what do you hope the secretary will see tomorrow and he is there? >> we haven't made any progress. for them to tell the american public that there is progress being made on the border, that's a flat out lie. it's insulting to the american public. it's insulting to law enforcement. it's insulting to border patrol agents. we continue to deal with numbers that we have never seen before in history of the border patrol. the number of people coming from different countries, the number of people that are coming to be released into the united states. all you have to do is look, since this administration has been in office, we've had more than 800,000 people be released into the united states or have gotten away from apprehension. everything that's going on on the border is the exact opposite of what

as secretary mayorkas said in that candid moment and as pretty much every border patrol agent we have spoken to here has confirmed, jacqui, they view this as quote, unsustainable. jacqui: jonathan hunt at the border for us, thank you. griff. griff: we have now fox news polling on this showing that only 35% of americans approve of president biden's handling of immigration. for more on the situation at our southern border, let's bring in former acting homeland security secretary chad wolf. mr. secretary, thank you for taking time with the developments with secretary mayorkas who has a job you once held, saying one thing behind closed doors in terms of admitting the crisis. what do you make of it? >> i would say the comments are really astonishing and what it shows he says one thing to the american people and to congress and something separately behind closed doors to his law enforcement officials. i think that's certainly not the right way to communicate. you need to be upfront with the american people in describing crisis going on there and how it's impacting and what the system can ta

you just heard the flip-flop from mayorkas. first give us your assessment of afghanistan which is falling apart this morning. the wall street journal is reporting that the taliban has now entered kabul, home to 6 million afghan people, your reaction. congressman: i think the first thing is why is joe biden on vacation. he hasn't taken a question. it's an embarrassing situation for the united states. frankly it's not surprising. maria, tell me what this administration has done right in their first eight months on the job. we have inflation like crazy, crisis on the border and the economy where it doesn't need to be and crime surging in every urban areas. we had 11 the murders in chicago two weekends ago. tell me what they have done right. it's embarrassing and frightening and we have never seen anything this crazy since back in vietnam when we had to get people out the last minute as well. so let's hope we can protect american lives but this would not happen, this would not happen if president trump was in the white house. we kn

secretary mayorkas in that leaked audio given to fox news acknowledged this is a very tough situation for them. listen to secretary mayorkas. >> [muffled audio]. >> the new border patrol chief ortiz who takes over this weekend told me he is fired up and ready to go. but he also admitted there needs to be policy changes. his agents need to be protected from the dangerous of covid. listen to the incoming chief here. >> i have almost 20,000 border patrol agents and a lost 8 already this year to covid. >> 400 agents in quarantine and lost 8 this year to covid. that's an business concern. all of these migrants when they are brought here they are given masks to wear immediately. all of the agents and the migrants are in masks. they will be taken away to one of the holding center: >> sandra: thank you. >> trace: immigration hasn't been a top election issue but as more migrants testing positive for covid are let loose across the country can it force voters to realize this crisis is not just in border states. matt is a former communications director and jose is a former dp press secretary. wel

secretary mayorkas down in rgv announcing 212 encounters in july. that's a five fold increase over last july. >> the situation at the border is one of the toughest toughest challenges we face. it is complicated, changing, and involves vulnerable people at a time of a global pandemic. griff: but behind closed doors in this leaked audio obtained by fox news with the secretary talking to agents he admits the situation is much more dire. >> this is going to -- these numbers can't continue. we can't get to where we were a couple weeks ago and make sure that doesn't happen. griff: unclear that what those options are. border patrol chief rodney scott not sugar coastal what his agents are facing right now. >> other people talk about current crisis today being immigration crisis. and i challenge you, i firmly believe it is a national security crisis. griff: during mayorkas' visit to the rio grande valley where they're averaging 20,000 illegal crossings a week he met with local leaders that include henry cuellar who told the secretary that the men and women i