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Roberta Jacobson, President Biden’s top official for border issues who has been grappling with large increases of migrants attempting to cross into the U.S., will step down at month’s end after 100 days on the job.
“It had never been my intention to return to government,” Jacobson told The Times on Friday. She had retired on May 5, 2018, in part because of a disagreement with President Trump. “But sometimes you get the call that you can’t refuse.”
Last month, U.S. officials encountered nearly 19,000 unaccompanied minors at the southern border, the largest monthly number ever recorded, according to Homeland Security officials, well above the previous high of more than 11,000 in May 2019.
Biden's border czar, Roberta Jacobson, is stepping down
“It had never been my intention to return to government,” Jacobson told The Times on Friday. She had retired on May 5, 2018, in part because of a disagreement with President Trump. “But sometimes you get the call that you can’t refuse.”
Last month, U.S. officials encountered nearly 19,000 unaccompanied minors at the southern border, the largest monthly number ever recorded, according to Homeland Security officials, well above the previous high of more than 11,000 in May 2019.
Biden's border czar, Roberta Jacobson, is stepping down