Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was grilled on Capitol Hill on Wednesday over the Biden Administration’s failed border policies.
Congressman Jeff Van Drew (R, NJ-02), who serves on the House Homeland Security Committee, called on Mayorkas to resign.
Approximately 2.4 million illegal immigrants have been “encountered” at the border since January 2021 including forty-two name on the terrorist watch list.
It’s believed that the end of Title 42 could increase the illegal immigrant wave by 18,000 daily.
“During the Homeland Security hearing, after pointing out issue after issue that is taking place with our border crisis, I called on Secretary Mayorkas to resign,” said Van Drew following the hearing. “Specifically, four immigration policies have contributed to the United States facing the worst border crisis in our nation’s history. The Administration halted border wall construction that was already funded by Congress, it eliminated the Remain in Mexico policy, it implemented “Catch and Release” which allowed for thousands upon thousands of illegal migrants to enter our country, and it cancelled asylum agreements with central American countries.
“I am disappointed, I am disgusted, and I am disturbed by his performance in his ‘attempt’ to handle the southern border,” added Van Drew. “Secretary Mayorkas must take accountability for his failures and do the American people a favor and resign.”
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