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Senators press DHS on border control, wall costs and use of Guantanamo to hold migrants
Summary
Senators questioned Secretary Noem about border‑control claims, a $46.5 billion wall request and the practice of transferring migrants to Guantanamo Bay during a May 20 Senate Homeland Security hearing.
Committee members spent substantial time questioning Secretary Noem about border metrics, detention operations and the administration’s request for $46.5 billion in border infrastructure.
Administration claims and questions: Noem repeatedly told senators the administration had achieved a dramatic reduction in daily border encounters and called the border "the most secure border in American history," a claim senators repeatedly referenced (figures cited during the hearing included a 93% decline in daily encounters). Several senators asked how the department justified a $46.5 billion request for wall construction when per‑mile estimates they…
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