Update On Immigrants

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says his department is gaining control over a surge of illegal immigrants on the Mexican border. But he is non-committal on whether many of the unaccompanied children will be returned to their home countries. Johnson tells NBC news, DHS officials have cut the deportation decisions from 33 days to four days. But he says a different process is needed for minors. He blames the poor conditions in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador as the main cause of the immigration surge. A top military commander tells DefenseOne, the immigrant surge is an existential threat to the United States. Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly, head of Central Command, asks Congress for more money, drones and ships. He says they're needed to help stem the flow of drugs, weapons and immigrants from Central America.