The 2024 Texas Tribune Festival

Watch Alejandro Mayorkas speak at the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival

The U.S. Homeland Security secretary will be interviewed by Laura Barrón-López of PBS NewsHour. The conversation starts at 5:15 p.m. Friday.

By Texas Tribune Staff

Sept. 5, 20248 AM Central

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U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas will participate in a one-on-one conversation Friday with Laura Barrón-López, the White House correspondent for “PBS News Hour.” The discussion will focus on the border and the department’s work protecting us from the threats we face.

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