DHS Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen ripped into Congress on Sunday for failing to address the growing “catastrophe” and “humanitarian crisis” on the southern border.

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The security and humanitarian crisis at our southern border is getting worse every day. I again ask Congress to act ASAP to give @DHSgov the authorities we need to protect children from the terrible journey, discourage illegal immigration, and secure our border. — Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen (@SecNielsen) March 31, 2019

.@POTUS and I have been warning Congress that failure to fix our immigration laws would be catastrophic…now here we are, in the middle of a catastrophe. This is not the time to be partisan. Now is the time to act decisively to address the crisis. — Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen (@SecNielsen) March 31, 2019

I will say it again & again & again…failure to act is putting lives at risk—especially children who are exploited, pawned & in some cases ‘recycled’ by smugglers & traffickers. Bad guys know our outdated laws & they're using/re-using children as a ‘free ticket’ into America. — Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen (@SecNielsen) March 31, 2019

.@DHSgov needs the authority to treat all migrant children equally in the eyes of the law & make sure unaccompanied children are reunited w/ their families back home after appropriate due process—rather than sitting in border stations and shelters alone waiting for a sponsor. — Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen (@SecNielsen) March 31, 2019

.@DHSgov needs the authority to treat all migrant children equally in the eyes of the law & make sure unaccompanied children are reunited w/ their families back home after appropriate due process—rather than sitting in border stations and shelters alone waiting for a sponsor. — Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen (@SecNielsen) March 31, 2019

Without a legal fix and additional resources, there will be no end to the crisis. Congress: @DHSgov is doing its job; ready to do yours? — Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen (@SecNielsen) March 31, 2019

She’s not wrong.

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Ilhan Omar blames ‘white nationalism’ for border situation and Dan Crenshaw would like a word https://t.co/6UwBlVuRkQ — Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 30, 2019

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Presidential candidate Kamala Harris also seems to think there’s a national emergency at the border https://t.co/NmnwCUNmkH — Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 28, 2019