On Sunday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) urged Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for better equipment to locate mystery drones in the Mid-Atlantic.
“I’m pushing for answers amid these drone sightings,” Schumer said on X. “I’m calling for [Mayorkas] to deploy special drone-detection tech across” New York and New Jersey.
I’m pushing for answers amid these drone sightings.
I’m calling for @SecMayorkas to deploy special drone-detection tech across NY and NJ.
And I’m working to pass a bill in the Senate to give local law enforcement more tools for drone detection.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) December 15, 2024
Mayorkas indicated on ABC News’ “This Week” with George Stephanopoulos that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had begun to send equipment to New Jersey in particular.
“We, in the federal government, have deployed additional…