Oh boy. If you’re looking for a masterclass in avoidance, Alejandro Mayorkas just gave one at the airport — complete with a polite smile, a handshake, and a swift escape route.
The former Secretary of Homeland Security, who oversaw what many critics have described as one of the most porous and chaotic border periods in modern U.S. history, had zero interest in answering for any of it. Not even a “no comment.” Just silence — and some escalator hustle.
So here’s what went down: The Blaze national correspondent Julio Rosas spotted Mayorkas in the terminal and approached, professionally, ready with questions. He barely got the first words out — “I just wanted to ask you how it feels to see—” — before Mayorkas waved him off with a gentle but firm “Not right now.” And by “not right now,” he meant never, apparently.
Now, Rosas didn’t back down. He pressed on with real, substantive questions: Does Mayorkas regret the open-border policies under Biden? What about the recent data showing border crossings are down 95% since Trump took office again? What about Tren de Aragua, the violent criminal network that infiltrated U.S. cities on his watch? And the thousands of untracked migrant children under the Biden-era DHS?
National Correspondent @Julio_Rosas11 asked former DHS Secretary Mayorkas about President Trump securing the southern border: pic.twitter.com/FFr2T8Prkm
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) April 4, 2025
Crickets. Total silence. Mayorkas didn’t just avoid controversy — he avoided accountability altogether. This wasn’t a press ambush, mind you. This was a journalist asking the man who held one of the most critical national security positions in the country why he made the decisions he did, and whether — in hindsight — he would do anything differently.
And listen, we’re not talking about policy nuances here. We’re talking about a border crisis that contributed directly to human trafficking, cartel expansion, and one of the biggest public backlashes in recent political memory. It helped fuel Trump’s return to power and shift the national conversation toward deportations, sovereignty, and law enforcement.
The contrast is glaring. Under Mayorkas, the border was a sieve. Under Trump’s new DHS team? Down 95% in illegal crossings. Like him or not, that’s a jaw-dropping stat.
But instead of defending his record, clarifying his decisions, or even acknowledging the topic, Mayorkas chose to vanish into the terminal like a guy running late for a flight — except the only thing he was running from was responsibility.
