Homeland security head insists immigration order not at odds with Biden’s campaign promise

Mayorkas defended the timing of the executive order, which came four months after the border bill first failed. He said the administration would have preferred for Congress to act. 

"The bipartisan deal was rejected once. We pressed forward again. It was rejected a second time. And then we developed this and have implemented it and we are at an early stage," he said. "And let's not minimize the significance of this move and the significance of operationalizing it. And it requires the cooperation of other countries which we have secured."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/09/alejandro-mayorkas-defends-biden-immigration-order