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House Republicans are set to launch an investigation into alleged “dereliction of duty” by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas during a hearing on Wednesday.
The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., will hold a news conference Wednesday outlining allegations against the cabinet member. Green’s committee will also hold a hearing in which several border security experts will testify about the secretary’s handling of the border.
“Americans across the country have faced the devastating cost of Secretary Mayorkas’ dereliction of duty on our southwestern border. From record levels of fentanyl poisonings to the drain on the resources of the border community, the American people want answers to this crisis,” said Green. in a statement announcing the hearing.
Witnesses at Wednesday’s hearing include former acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf, who served in the Trump administration, and former Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott. Joe Edlow, former acting director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services, will also testify.
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Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is being charged with “dereliction of duty” by the House Homeland Security Committee, which is launching an investigation into him on Wednesday. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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The investigation into Mayorkas comes amid calls from some Republicans to impeach the secretary. However, Green has warned that that is not the goal of his committee’s investigation.
“My mission as chairman of (the committee) is to ‘get to the facts’. So we’re not talking about that. We’re not using that word. Everything we’re going to look at, every rock we’re going to look under, is to facts,” he said of the latest impeachment. week. And the facts, I think, will show that he has ignored the laws passed by Congress, subverted those laws, been unfair to Congress and the American people, among many, many other things. just get to the bottom of it all.”
Representative Mark Green is leading an investigation into Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas this week. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Under the leadership of Mayorkas and President Biden, illegal immigration at the US-Mexico border has skyrocketed. According to reports from US Customs and Border Protection, they had 100,000 monthly encounters during Biden’s first full month in office. Today, however, CBP reports more than 200,000 per month, with numbers exceeding 230,000 in late 2022 and early 2023.
As a result, Republican Republicans have introduced articles of impeachment against both Biden and Mayorkas, though the moves have been largely symbolic.
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Biden’s handling of the border crisis has long been one of his least popular issues, with a May poll showing that only 33% of voters approve of his work on the issue.
Anders Hagstrom is a reporter at Fox News Digital covering national politics and major news events. Send tips to [email protected], or on Twitter: @Hagstrom_Anders.
