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    In first GOP-led hearing about the border, witnesses paint sharply different pictures

    Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee blamed Biden administration policies for the record number of migrant apprehensions. Democrats accused them of fear-mongering and spreading misinformation.
    by Joel Rose Feb 01, 2023 3 minutes
    Updated February 1, 2023 at 6:23 PM ET

    Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee used their first hearing of the new Congress to zero in on what they call a crisis at the southern U.S. border.

    The committee's chairman, Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, presided over a hearing Wednesday billed as "The Biden Border Crisis — Part I." As the name implies, it's the first of what are likely to be many GOP-led hearings on the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border.

    Jordan and other Republicans on the committee blamed the administration's policies for the record number of

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