Homeland Chief Defends Trump’s Declaration of Border Emergency

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Homeland Chief Defends Trump’s Declaration of Border Emergency
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Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, testifying in Congress, defended President Trump’s declaration of national emergency

WASHINGTON—Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen told Congress Wednesday that the U.S. faces a “real, serious, and sustained crisis at our borders” and defended President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to obtain more funds for border barriers.

“This is not a manufactured crisis. This is truly an emergency,” said Ms. Nielsen, in an apparent response to accusations by Democrats that Mr. Trump’s declaration is unwarranted. “What’s different about the current migrant flows—and this is important—is not just...

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