Mayorkas reports significant decrease in border crossings after Title 42 lifted.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas credits the Biden administration's policies for a significant drop in attempts by migrants to enter the US illegally, immediately after the expiration of a pandemic-era policy meant to deter those crossings. Mayorkas also called on Congress to pass a comprehensive immigration overhaul, while Republican officials said the border needed to be secured before immigration laws could be changed. Border crossings hit their highest levels ever early last week, topping 10,000 unlawful crossings per day, but those numbers dropped off to about 6,300 on Friday and 4,200 on Saturday after the Trump-era policy referred to as Title 42 ended at midnight Thursday.