Several members of Congress have voiced strong criticism against DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, accusing him of failing to secure the U.S. southern border and violating immigration laws. Senator Mike Lee highlighted the Senate's failure to secure the border before allocating billions in tax dollars to Ukraine and called for an impeachment trial for Mayorkas. Representatives Nicole Malliotakis, Chris Jacobs, Brad Finstad, Ashley Hinson, Doug LaMalfa, and John Joyce accused Mayorkas of various failures, including ordering CBP agents not to deport criminals, allowing the entry of fentanyl and millions of individuals without proper vetting, and lying to Congress about border security. The criticism centers around Mayorkas' alleged willful ignorance of immigration law and the claim that his policies have led to record-breaking illegal immigration, with more than 8.3 million border crossings reported, and over 10 million illegal immigrants entering the U.S. since he was sworn into office.
Secretary Mayorkas has willfully disregarded the law to allow more than 10 million illegal immigrants to enter our nation since he was sworn into office. https://t.co/aWG299YbHC
Mayorkas has willfully ignored immigration law & released hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants into the US who should have been detained & deported under our laws. He has repeatedly lied to Congress & the American people about border security. My full statement: https://t.co/Fb8PuNBlns
Every state in our country has been negatively impacted by DHS Secretary Mayorkas’ open border policies. Secretary Mayorkas routinely and consistently committed high crimes and misdemeanors by refusing to comply with the laws passed by Congress and breached public trust. 1/2
The Senate failed miserably to ensure our southern border was secured before sending Ukraine billions in American tax dollars. We cannot fail to uphold our constitutional duty & conduct an impeachment trial for Secretary Mayorkas, who has ignored his duty to protect our country.
Secretary Mayorkas failed to secure our homeland, ordered @CBP agents to not deport criminals, allowed fentanyl & millions of individuals to enter our country unvetted or completely undetected & violated multiple provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
We have an obligation to secure our borders and keep Americans safe, which is exactly what @DHSgov Secretary Mayorkas has failed to do.
Under Secretary Mayorkas, we’ve seen record-breaking illegal immigration month over month, amounting to more than 8.3 million border crossings. He willfully and systemically refused to comply with federal immigration laws, he violated his oath to this country, and he repeatedly…