White House deputy press secretary Kush Desai told Newsmax on Tuesday that Congress must work swiftly to “lock” the policies of President Donald Trump on immigration and border protection.

Desai told “The Chris Salcedo Show” that the administration has laid out a long-term plan for America’s security, which has the approval of a majority of voters.

“So it’s really on Congress to work with the White House to make sure that we lock these policies in and keep our border secure, not just for the next four years, but for the next 40 years, for future generations of Americans, to not have to worry about tens of millions of migrants, MS-13 and TDA [Tren de Aragua] terrorists coming into our communities, taking over apartment buildings, killing nursing students, these sort of things.”

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