USDA Secretary Rollins blames Biden border policies for screwworm threat

By: Sam Gauntt

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: June 10, 2026

Words: 670

Last Updated: 1 day, 9 hours ago

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WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Wednesday blamed the Biden administration’s “open-border policies” for the six confirmed cases of the New World screwworm that have reached the United States, repeating a theme among Republicans.

Speaking to members of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee during an oversight hearing, Rollins said it was the previous administration as well as Mexican cartels’ “refusal to crack down” that allowed the New World screwworm fly to migrate north. …

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