- Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is set to make an unexpected visit to the U.S.-Mexico border on Saturday, responding to a historic week marked by daily encounters with migrants attempting illegal entry that exceeded 10,000 and displayed no signs of abating.
- The DHS disclosed the visit on Friday, stating that Mayorkas will journey to the Rio Grande Valley in southeast Texas.
- In an unusual development, he will be accompanied by a foreign dignitary, Honduran President Xiomara Castro, as they tour the McAllen area.
