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Gov. Cox, critical of U.S. border policy, met with head of Homeland Security. Here’s what was discussed.

The video meeting with Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was a follow-up to a conversation Gov. Spencer Cox had with President Joe Biden earlier this month, Cox’s office said.

(Kenny Holston | The New York Times) Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas accompanies President Joe Biden on a visit to Brownsville, Texas on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Mayorkas told him that the Biden administration would be better at sharing asylum information with the states.

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Emily Anderson SternStatewatch Reporter

Emily is a statewatch reporter at The Salt Lake Tribune, where she has worked since 2022. She received her master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University. There, she worked on investigative projects for The Washington Post and ProPublica. While writing, she's probably spinning something from her ever-expanding shelf of punk records.