Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) put the screws to Homeland Security Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-senator-says-mayorkas-caught-lying-about-laken-rileys-alleged-murderer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alejandro Mayorkas</a> during a Thursday hearing, accusing him of aiding and abetting the crimes of illegal immigrants in the United States by refusing to secure the southern border.
Johnson joined several of his Republican Senate colleagues in grilling Mayorkas less than 24 hours after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-kills-mayorkas-impeachment-articles-without-full-trial" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senate Democrats voted to kill</a> the Republican-led House&#8217;s articles of impeachment against the DHS Secretary.
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Sen. Ron Johnson accuses Mayorkas of being complicit and aiding and abetting the murder of Americans because of the administration&#39;s border security policies: 
&quot;You were negotiating for political cover. If you were serious about securing the border you could have done it.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/kr2ltXKtP7">pic.twitter.com/kr2ltXKtP7</a>
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Johnson started by asking Mayorkas if he had &#8220;any regrets&#8221; for the harm caused by the Biden administration&#8217;s &#8220;open border policies.&#8221;
&#8220;Do you ever, when you go to bed at night, do you have any regrets? Do you have any remorse for your complicity in the crimes — you have — your open border policies aided and abetted the murder of Americans, the rape of Americans,&#8221; Johnson said. &#8220;People have lost their loved ones because of this catastrophe, this open border policy. Do you have any remorse? Do you have any regrets?&#8221;
Mayorkas responded by saying that first, &#8220;all of our hearts break for the victims of these heinous crimes.&#8221; He went on to say that only the people who actually carried out the criminal acts should be held accountable for them.
&#8220;They wouldn&#8217;t have been in this country had you not allowed them in,&#8221; Johnson shot back, asking then whether Mayorkas had ever spoken to the families affected by the crimes committed by illegal immigrants.
Mayorkas repeated, &#8220;All of our hearts break for the loved ones of those who have been lost at the hands of criminal conduct.&#8221;
&#8220;So your heart is broken. Do you have regrets?&#8221; Johnson asked again. &#8220;Do you admit your culpability here?&#8221;
Johnson went on to cite statistics showing that crimes committed by illegal immigrants had risen dramatically in the time since President Joe Biden took office.
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Johnson pointed out that former President Donald Trump had taken action to secure the border, and Biden has not only refused to do the same but has actively rescinded the actions Trump implemented.
Referencing the failed bipartisan border bill — which did not make it past the House — Johnson added, &#8220;You weren&#8217;t negotiating to secure the border, you were negotiating for political cover for yourself, for President Biden, for the Democrats in Congress and the Senate &#8230; If you were serious about securing the border you could have done it.&#8221;

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Testifies To Senate Hearing On Department’s Budget Request

‘You Were Negotiating For Political Cover’: Ron Johnson Excoriates Mayorkas In Contentious Hearing

'You Were Negotiating For Political Cover': Ron Johnson Excoriates Mayorkas In Contentious Hearing

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Laken Riley

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Homeland Security Secretary was caught in a lie — about Jose Ibarra, the illegal immigrant who allegedly murdered Georgia college student <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/illegal-immigrant-charged-with-laken-rileys-murder-is-active-gang-member-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Laken Riley</a> — during Thursday&#8217;s Senate testimony, according to Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO).
Hawley posted video of the exchange — which came less than 24 hours after the Democrat-led <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-kills-mayorkas-impeachment-articles-without-full-trial" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senate killed</a> the Republican House&#8217;s articles of impeachment on Mayorkas — and cited the Homeland Security Secretary&#8217;s previous conflicting statements on the subject.
&#8220;Mayorkas, caught in a lie,&#8221; Hawley captioned the clip. &#8220;He said 8 days ago Laken Riley’s killer was paroled because feds had no reason to hold him. (False) He said 2 days ago he couldn’t remember why. (False) He said today he just wouldn’t talk about it. The truth: they let Laken’s killer in illegally.&#8221;
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Mayorkas, caught in a lie. He said 8 days ago Laken Riley’s killer was paroled because feds had no reason to hold him. (False) He said 2 days ago he couldn’t remember why. (False) He said today he just wouldn’t talk about it. The truth: they let Laken’s killer in illegally <a href="https://t.co/tGbaXhU0U1">pic.twitter.com/tGbaXhU0U1</a>
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Hawley began by noting that when Mayorkas had testified earlier, senators who had asked him about the illegal immigrant accused of killing Riley had not had access to his parole file — but that had since been provided to them.
&#8220;And now we all know that the reason he was paroled into this country was because &#8216;lack of detention capacity&#8217; — which, as you and I both know, is not a valid reason under the statute,&#8221; Hawley said. &#8220;And now that we know that for sure &#8230; now, suddenly, you don&#8217;t want to talk about it.&#8221;
Hawley pressed Mayorkas again: &#8220;This is extraordinary. It&#8217;s also a pattern with you. So let me just try one more time. Have you read the parole file?&#8221;
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&#8220;Senator, I&#8217;m going to give the same answer, and let me —&#8221; Mayorkas began.
&#8220;Which one?&#8221; Hawley interrupted. &#8220;Are you going to give me the answer you gave Senator Britt? Are you going to give the answer you gave Congressman Bishop, or the answer you gave to Senator Paul, or do you want to try a fourth one?&#8221;
&#8220;Senator, I will not speak to the particulars of the case, given the pending criminal prosecution,&#8221; Mayorkas said.
&#8220;Yeah, well, I&#8217;m sure. Certainly — of course you don&#8217;t want to, because it is an absolutely damning indictment of your policies.&#8221;

GOP Senator Says Mayorkas Caught Lying About Laken Riley’s Alleged Murderer

GOP Senator Says Mayorkas Caught Lying About Laken Riley's Alleged Murderer

Josh Hawley

An illegal immigrant has been charged over a car crash that killed an advisor to Democratic <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nevada" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nevada</a> Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto earlier this month. 
The suspect, 18-year-old Elmer Rueda-Linares, was charged by police with failing to stop at the scene of an accident after a crash at 4:30 a.m on April 6 in Reno led to the death of 38-year-old Kurt Englehart, a senior state advisor to Masto. Rueda-Linares was first charged by police with felony hit-and-run, <a href="https://www.rgj.com/story/news/crime/2024/04/16/elmer-rueda-linares-entered-us-illegally-feds-say/73348260007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Reno Gazette Journal. 
According to the Department of Homeland Security, Rueda-Linares illegally entered the United States in March 2021. 
“Rueda entered the United States March 12, 2021, at or near the Rio Grande City, Texas, Port of Entry without inspection by an immigration official,” DHS told the Reno Gazette Journal. “United States Customs and Border Protection arrested him, and he was later released on his own recognizance June 22, 2021.”
Immigration and Customs Enforcement placed an immigration detainer on Rueda-Linares on April 8. The suspect is currently behind bars at the Washoe County Jail with a $100,000 bail and is expected to appear before a Reno Justice Court judge Thursday afternoon. 
“The occupants who fled the scene were later located by police, and the driver arrested,” authorities <a href="https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2024/04/08/kurt-englehart-adviser-to-sen-cortez-masto-killed-in-reno-hit-and-run-saturday/73244414007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement after the crash. “Impairment does appear to be a factor in this crash.”
A spokesman for Masto said that she “looks forward to justice being served and has confidence in the local police and prosecutors.”
In a statement remembering Englehart, Masto<a href="https://twitter.com/SenCortezMasto/status/1776788169347694643" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> said</a> he was a “beloved figure.”
“He touched many lives and I know almost everyone in Northern Nevada has a great story about Kurt helping them or making them laugh,&#8221; the senator said . &#8220;Kurt was a dedicated public servant, a loyal friend, and a loving father.&#8221;
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Republican lawmakers have called on President Joe Biden and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to take stronger actions to secure the border as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/illegal-who-killed-kid-driving-drunk-was-arrested-for-two-additional-duis-in-california">reports</a> of illegal aliens being involved in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/illegal-alien-allegedly-crashes-into-school-bus-killing-small-child-bidens-catch-and-release-under-scrutiny" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fatal crashes</a> have continued to make national news. 
Earlier this year, the House voted to impeach Mayorkas over his handling of the border, which has seen record crossings in recent years. On Wednesday, the Democrat-controlled Senate, including Masto, voted to dismiss the charges.
“There is no evidence that [Mayorkas] committed high crimes and misdemeanors, so I voted to end this waste of time,” Masto <a href="https://twitter.com/SenCortezMasto/status/1780696011372921132" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “Republicans could have made real policy changes, but they decided to play games and killed the bipartisan border package in favor of this frivolous impeachment.”
Masto narrowly survived a challenge from Republican Adam Laxalt in 2022, winning by less than one percentage point.

Senate Luncheons Mar 6

Illegal Immigrant Charged Over Hit-And-Run Crash That Killed Advisor To Democratic Senator

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illegal immigrant

Joe Biden

Nevada

The Democrat-controlled <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senate</a> voted on Wednesday to quash a pair of <a href="https://homeland.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Articles-of-Impeachment.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">articles of impeachment</a> against Homeland Security Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alejandro-mayorkas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alejandro Mayorkas</a>, ending a months-long effort by Republicans to hold the Cabinet official accountable for his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-shatters-record-with-historic-number-of-illegal-aliens-encountered-in-december" target="_blank" rel="noopener">handling of</a> the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/border-crisis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">border crisis</a> before a full trial could be held.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> impeachment managers tasked with prosecuting the case did not even get a chance to speak when <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Le9FYWgrqg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the proceedings</a> wrapped up in one afternoon. Senators were sworn in as jurors, fought over how to conduct the trial for a couple of hours, and ultimately voted 51-48 to nix one article of impeachment and 51-49 to crush the second.
The impeachment charges accused Mayorkas &#8220;willfully and systemically&#8221; refusing to comply with federal immigration laws and alleged he &#8220;breached the public trust&#8221; with false statements and obstructing lawful oversight of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Back in January, Mayorkas <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeKhalilTV/status/1752349544925294720" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed</a> he was facing &#8220;false accusations&#8221; that &#8220;do not rattle me and do not divert me from the law enforcement and broader public service mission to which I have devoted most of my career and to which I remain devoted.”
One week after a failed attempt to advance the articles, the GOP-led House <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-impeaches-mayorkas-in-second-attempt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">approved</a> the impeachment resolution by a 214-213 vote in mid-February, making Mayorkas the first Cabinet secretary to be impeached since 1876. Three Republican lawmakers broke ranks and joined Democrats in opposing it.
On Tuesday, the GOP-led House <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-sends-articles-of-impeachment-against-dhs-secretary-alejandro-mayorkas-to-senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">transferred</a> the articles to the Senate and the lead impeachment manager, House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green (R-TN), read aloud the articles in the Senate chamber.
Republicans pushed for a full trial to take place. Were that to happen, a two-thirds vote would have eventually been required for a conviction that would remove Mayorkas from office.
&#8220;If the Senate fails to hold a trial, it is an endorsement of [President Joe] Biden’s border catastrophe,&#8221; Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-sends-articles-of-impeachment-against-dhs-secretary-alejandro-mayorkas-to-senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warned</a> in a post to X before the proceedings began on Wednesday. House Democrats <a href="https://twitter.com/HouseJudiciary/status/1780634428970094674" target="_blank" rel="noopener">argued</a> &#8220;policy disagreements are not a legitimate basis for impeachment.&#8221;
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During the trial, presided over by Senate President Pro Tempore Patty Murray (D-WA), Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) unveiled a <a href="https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1780661212172181610" target="_blank" rel="noopener">plan</a> allowing for limited debate followed by motions to dismiss, but that strategy was quickly abandoned when Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1780669344357200338" target="_blank" rel="noopener">objected</a>.
Schumer then moved to effectively discard each of the articles on the view that they were unconstitutional because they failed to rise to the level of high crimes and misdemeanors. He used a <a href="https://www.senate.gov/about/research-tools/glossary.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">point of order</a>, which the Senate glossary says is a &#8220;claim made by a senator or representative from the floor that a rule of the Chamber is being violated,&#8221; that led to a vote to kill each article of impeachment.
Republicans sought to prolong the proceedings after Schumer made each point of order, offering an assortment of motions that included moving to a closed session and <a href="https://twitter.com/CraigCaplan/status/1780686389538893890" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adjourning</a> the court of impeachment for weeks or months, but each one got voted down.
&#8220;Our colleagues know that we are obligated to take these proceedings seriously,&#8221; Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1780675855909314915" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> before introducing one of the motions. He added, &#8220;This process must not be abused. It must not be short-circuited. History will not judge this moment well.&#8221;
After both points of order prevailed in rejecting the articles of impeachment, Schumer teed up a vote to dismiss the trial. It succeeded by a 51-49 vote.
The Senate <a href="https://www.senate.gov/history/partydiv.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">currently has</a> 49 Republicans, 48 Democrats, and three independents who caucus with the Democrats. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) was the sole Republican to vote &#8220;present&#8221; on the point of order that squelched the first article of impeachment, but she voted with her fellow Republicans to preserve the second one.
Whereas McConnell <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1780697623965716980" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declared</a> after the trial that lawmakers &#8220;set a very unfortunate precedent here,&#8221; Schumer <a href="https://twitter.com/Jvguzm/status/1780707712831262830" target="_blank" rel="noopener">argued</a> that using impeachment to replace &#8220;policy disagreements&#8221; would set a &#8220;dangerous precedent.&#8221; A White House spokesman released a statement that <a href="https://twitter.com/AliBradleyTV/status/1780699835756364010" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the Senate &#8220;rightly voted down&#8221; the impeachment effort.

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

Senate Kills Mayorkas Impeachment Articles Without Full Trial

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Impeachment

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U.S. House of Representatives

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) slammed Senate Democrats this week as impeachment proceedings for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas have begun in Congress&#8217; upper chamber.
Cruz made the remarks during the most recent episode of his &#8220;Verdict&#8221; podcast with co-host Ben Ferguson.
“Democrats [are] willing to throw the Constitution in the trash in order to avoid any national attention on the disaster that is playing out on our southern border,” Cruz said in speaking about the millions of illegal aliens that have come into the U.S. under President Joe Biden.
Cruz said that he believes that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is going to try to cover up the border crisis by trying to avoid having a trial in the Senate because &#8220;he doesn&#8217;t want the House managers to present any evidence.&#8221;
&#8220;Schumer and the Democrats are terrified of the evidence of the suffering of the people who&#8217;ve died, of the people of the children who&#8217;ve been sexually assaulted, of the women who&#8217;ve been sexually assaulted, of the fentanyl deaths and the drug overdose deaths,&#8221; Cruz said. &#8220;He doesn&#8217;t want that evidence put before the American people.”
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Cruz continued, “Why does Chuck Schumer want to avoid a trial? Because he&#8217;s desperate to protect the Democrat senators on the ballot from the consequences from the deaths and suffering and people who are suffering misery, because of their open border politics and policies, which they intend to continue, and Schumer, this is all about political camouflage.”
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Schumer is trying to avoid holding a trial for Alejandro Mayorkas&#39;s impeachment.
Democrats are desperately trying to cover up the evidence about the lawless Biden Border Crisis.
The media won&#39;t present the evidence. Get the facts on Verdict 👇<a href="https://t.co/7uqrSi7VEI">https://t.co/7uqrSi7VEI</a> <a href="https://t.co/sHhTD6cA1z">pic.twitter.com/sHhTD6cA1z</a>
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Cruz: Democrats ‘Willing To Throw The Constitution In The Trash’ To Defend DHS Secretary Mayorkas

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On Tuesday, the GOP-led House transmitted <a href="https://homeland.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Articles-of-Impeachment.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">impeachment charges</a> against Homeland Security Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alejandro-mayorkas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alejandro Mayorkas</a> over his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-shatters-record-with-historic-number-of-illegal-aliens-encountered-in-december" target="_blank" rel="noopener">handling of</a> the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/border-crisis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">border crisis</a> to the Democrat-controlled Senate.
The <a href="https://twitter.com/SenateCloakroom/status/1780305971476156500" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House managers</a> tasked with prosecuting the case were introduced in the Senate chamber and Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green (R-TN), who is the lead manager, read aloud the text of the impeachment resolution.
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WATCH: House impeachment managers deliver articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the U.S. Senate. <a href="https://t.co/dNCsJ3Qgeu">pic.twitter.com/dNCsJ3Qgeu</a>
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A trial is expected to begin Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET with senators sworn in as jurors. Senate President Pro Tempore Patty Murray (D-WA) has been selected to preside over the proceedings.
GOP lawmakers are concerned that Democrats, who have long called the impeachment inquiry <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-committee-picks-date-to-consider-mayorkas-impeachment-articles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a &#8220;political stunt,&#8221;</a> will try to cut short the process before a vote on whether to convict or acquit Mayorkas.
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has so far not said whether there will be an effort to table or dismiss the impeachment charges.
Last week, after the House <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-delays-mayorkas-impeachment-handoff-to-senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">delayed</a> the delivery of the articles, Schumer <a href="https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1778093790227546266" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the Senate is &#8220;ready to go whenever the House is. We want to address this issue as expeditiously as possible.&#8221; The top Democrat also said impeachment &#8220;should never be used to settle policy disagreements. That sets an awful precedent.&#8221;
House Republicans are &#8220;demanding&#8221; a full trial, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerJohnson/status/1780238173773111701" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X on Tuesday, adding that Mayorkas is the &#8220;worst&#8221; Cabinet secretary in U.S. history.
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Forty-three GOP senators <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/40-gop-senators-demand-mayorkas-impeachment-trial-schumer-letter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed onto a letter</a> sent to Schumer that called on the Senate to &#8220;uphold its constitutional responsibility to properly adjudicate&#8221; the impeachment articles. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1780257492078911725" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> he would &#8220;strenuously oppose any effort&#8221; to table the charges, noting the upper chamber has never agreed to do so in the past.
After months of investigation, the House narrowly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-impeaches-mayorkas-in-second-attempt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed</a> two impeachment articles in February. They accuse Mayorkas of &#8220;willfully and systemically&#8221; refusing to comply with federal immigration laws and allege he &#8220;breached the public trust&#8221; with false statements and obstructing lawful oversight of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Mayorkas has <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeKhalilTV/status/1752349544925294720" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pushed back against</a> what he called &#8220;false accusations&#8221; levied against him. A DHS spokesperson reacted to the successful House impeachment vote by <a href="https://twitter.com/JacquiHeinrich/status/1757562709107761523" target="_blank" rel="noopener">saying</a>, &#8220;House Republicans will be remembered by history for trampling on the Constitution for political gain rather than working to solve the serious challenges at our border.&#8221;
If a full trial does get held, a <a href="https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/impeachment.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">two-thirds vote</a> will be required for a conviction, which would lead to removal from office. That appears unlikely, however, particularly given not every Republican senator appears to favor the impeachment effort.
The Senate <a href="https://www.senate.gov/history/partydiv.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">currently has</a> 49 Republicans, 48 Democrats, and three independents who caucus with the Democrats.
One GOP defector could be Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), who <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/04/16/mayorkas-impeachment-dismiss-vote-mitt-romney?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=editorial" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told Axios</a> he does not &#8220;believe there&#8217;s a constitutional standard met.&#8221; Romney also said he would be &#8220;open&#8221; to tabling the impeachment articles if there is at least some debate on them.

House Sends Articles Of Impeachment Against DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas To Senate

House Sends Mayorkas Impeachment Articles To Senate, Full Trial Remains In Doubt

Chuck Schumer

Mike Johnson

The branch of the Department of Homeland Security that handles transnational criminal investigations is rebranding itself in the hopes that major Democratic-controlled cities will cooperate with it.
The Department of Homeland Security’s investigative branch, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), is rebranding and scrubbing agents’ contact information of connections to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), under which HSI technically exists. HSI officials have complained that the politics connected to ICE have made their jobs increasingly difficult in areas with “sanctuary city” laws, according to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2024/04/15/homeland-security-immigration-customs-enforcement/">The Washington Post</a>.
&#8220;HSI’s &#8216;independent branding&#8217; will allow its agents &#8216;to work without the undue toxicity that in some places comes with the ICE moniker,'&#8221; according to the Post. “They’ll still be part of ICE, just like the Marines are part of the Department of the Navy,” ICE acting director Patrick Lechleitner said. 
HSI will roll out a new website empty of references to ICE, as well as a new agency insignia and badges for its agents that are similarly free of the ICE connection.
To make HSI an independent agency, which is what some officials have pushed for over the politics connected to ICE, an act of Congress would be required. The rebranding can avoid the hassle of navigating Capitol Hill while having the same effect, or so the hope goes.
HSI agents have been repeatedly blocked or refused information from local officials and police departments that operate under areas with sanctuary city laws. HSI officials say the agency’s connection to ICE gives people the wrong impression. Though HSI operates under ICE, it does not handle the arrest and deportation of illegal immigrants. HSI’s main focus is investigating transnational crime and gangs.
“We try to the best ability within the entire agency to be apolitical,” Lechleitner said. “We’re not a political organization. We’re a law enforcement, national security, public safety agency. However, it was affecting HSI’s ability to conduct operations and investigations.”
The Department of Homeland Security has fallen deeper into divisive politics under President Joe Biden. The House impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who now awaits his trial in the Senate. House lawmakers impeached Mayorkas, the first cabinet secretary to be impeached in 150 years, on two articles for “willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law” and “breach of public trust.”
Illegal immigration into the United States has exploded under Biden and Mayorkas’ tenure. The monthly record for the number of illegal border crossings was <a href="https://apnews.com/article/immigration-border-crossings-mexico-biden-18ac91ef502e0c5433f74de6cc629b32">broken</a> in December when Border Patrol agents reported just under 250,000 arrests at the southern border. The numbers have fallen slightly since the start of the year, though they remain at historically high levels.

DHS Investigative Unit Scrubs ICE Connection So Sanctuary Cities Might Cooperate

Immigration

Sanctuary Cities

Washington D.C.

Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) questioned Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the electoral impact of mass illegal immigration during a Wednesday Senate budget hearing, arguing that the influx of illegal immigrants will skew the allocation of congressional districts and electoral votes.
Kennedy <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqD2B8RyIlw">asked Mayorkas</a> if he could confirm that “the number of illegal immigrants that you and the president allow into our country counts for congressional district reapportionment?” Mayorkas first responded by saying “I’m not sure I understand your question but I can surely share with you that I disagree with its phrasing.”
“Isn’t it true &#8230; that the number of illegal immigrants that you and President Biden have allowed into our country counts in allocating electoral votes?” Kennedy asserted.
“The notion, Senator, that we intend to allow illegal immigration is nothing short of preposterous,” Mayorkas answered.
“The more people you allow into our country illegally, the more people are counted for reapportionment. And the more people you allow into our country illegally the more people are counted for allocating electoral votes,” Kennedy said. “The only people I know in this country who are better off today than they were four years ago are illegal immigrants, and that’s as a result of your policy.”
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Recent <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2959294/voters-illegal-immigration-biden-secret-permanent-majority/">polling data</a> from Rasmussen found that 57% of likely voters believe that Biden is intentionally allowing illegal immigrants to enter the United States in order to establish a permanent Democratic majority.
Elon Musk has vocally warned against the electoral implications of illegal immigration, writing in one tweet that Biden wants to “get as many illegals in the country as possible” and then “legalize them to create a permanent majority &#8211; a one-party state.”
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Biden’s strategy is very simple:
1. Get as many illegals in the country as possible.
2. Legalize them to create a permanent majority – a one-party state.
That is why they are encouraging so much illegal immigration. Simple, yet effective. <a href="https://t.co/B9M5ypUOQB">pic.twitter.com/B9M5ypUOQB</a>
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1753590787130994745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Available data shows that Democrats enjoy a significant advantage among foreign-born voters, with one <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/02/trumps-alienating-immigration-agenda/582265/">2019 analysis</a> in The Atlantic finding that Democrats won 90% of Congressional districts with a higher-than-average foreign-born population.
Even without amnesty, however, illegal immigrants are still <a href="https://www.census.gov/topics/public-sector/congressional-apportionment/about/faqs.html">counted</a> in official census figures, which are used to apportion congressional districts and electoral college votes.
Over <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2455010/illegal-border-crossers-total-over-10-million-since-biden-inauguration/">10 million</a> people have crossed the border since President Joe Biden took office. There have been over one million illegal immigrant <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/over-one-million-illegal-migrants-encountered-at-southern-border-in-first-six-months-of-fiscal-year-2024">encounters</a> on the southern border in just the first six months of fiscal year 2024. There have also been an estimated <a href="https://cis.org/Arthur/Blockbuster-House-Report-Reveals-How-Badly-Bidens-Broken-Our-Immigration-System">1.7 million illegal immigrant gotaways recorded</a> since Biden took office in 2021. There were 415,000 total reported gotaways for 2018, 2019, and 2020 under the Trump administration.

DHS Sec. Mayorkas

Sen. Kennedy Grills DHS Secretary Mayorkas On Electoral Impact Of Illegal Immigration

Border

The GOP-led House has opted to delay sending <a href="https://homeland.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Articles-of-Impeachment.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">impeachment articles</a> against Homeland Security Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alejandro-mayorkas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alejandro Mayorkas</a> over his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-shatters-record-with-historic-number-of-illegal-aliens-encountered-in-december" target="_blank" rel="noopener">handling of</a> the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/border-crisis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">border crisis</a> to the Democrat-controlled Senate next week.
Instead of conducting the handoff on Wednesday — which was part of a plan announced <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-picks-date-to-present-mayorkas-impeachment-articles-to-senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">two weeks ago</a> — the lower chamber will now wait until at least Monday, according to the office of Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA).
&#8220;To ensure the Senate has adequate time to perform its constitutional duty, the House will transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate next week,” Johnson spokesperson Taylor Haulsee said in a <a href="https://twitter.com/Olivia_Beavers/status/1777788462206246958" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>. &#8220;There is no reason whatsoever for the Senate to abdicate its responsibility to hold an impeachment trial.&#8221;
House lawmakers <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-impeaches-mayorkas-in-second-attempt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed</a> two impeachment articles in February that accuse Mayorkas of &#8220;willfully and systemically&#8221; refusing to comply with federal immigration laws, and the other alleged he &#8220;breached the public trust&#8221; with false statements and obstructing lawful oversight of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Although roughly two months have passed, Senate Republicans asked Johnson to delay sending over the articles until at least Monday to give them more time, Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1777786321311859008" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. His colleague, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), <a href="https://twitter.com/SenMikeLee/status/1777806413600883032" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> he was grateful for Johnson&#8217;s &#8220;bold willingness&#8221; to delay the transfer.
&#8220;We don&#8217;t want this to come over on the eve of the moment when members might be operating under the influence of jet fume intoxication,&#8221; Lee said, suggesting that members would be eager to end the trial quickly. He added, &#8220;It&#8217;s much better for us to do this at the beginning of a legislative week than the end of one.&#8221;
There had been reporting that said Democrats <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/04/09/senate-democrats-dismiss-mayorkas-impeachment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expected</a> to dismiss the impeachment charges before a full trial could take place and senators had the opportunity to vote on whether to convict or acquit Mayorkas.
&#8220;We&#8217;re going to try to resolve this issue as quickly as impossible. Impeachment should never be used to settle policy disagreements,&#8221; Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1777767286151012829" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> reporters on Wednesday. His office previously said senators would be sworn in as jurors a day after the House impeachment managers present their articles to the Senate and Senate President Pro Tempore Patty Murray (D-WA) would preside.
A <a href="https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/impeachment.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">two-thirds vote</a> is required for a conviction, which would lead to removal from office. But the articles may not make it far with a motion to table, which, according to the Senate glossary, is &#8220;a proposal to set aside any pending question. Used to dispose of a question the Chamber does not want to consider further. Agreement to the motion is equivalent to defeating the question tabled.&#8221;
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Democrats have criticized the impeachment proceedings <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-committee-picks-date-to-consider-mayorkas-impeachment-articles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">as a &#8220;political stunt</a>,&#8221; while Mayorkas <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeKhalilTV/status/1752349544925294720" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pushed back against</a> what he called &#8220;false accusations&#8221; levied against him. A DHS spokesperson reacted to the successful House impeachment vote by <a href="https://twitter.com/JacquiHeinrich/status/1757562709107761523" target="_blank" rel="noopener">saying</a>, &#8220;House Republicans will be remembered by history for trampling on the Constitution for political gain rather than working to solve the serious challenges at our border.&#8221;
Not every GOP senator appears to favor the impeachment effort. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) declined to rule out supporting a motion to dismiss, <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4582969-romney-mayorkas-impeachment-trial/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to The Hill</a>. He said Mayorkas has been following the Biden administration&#8217;s border policy, which he added has &#8220;a huge damaging effect on the country — but it’s not a high crime or misdemeanor.&#8221;

US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

House Delays Mayorkas Impeachment Handoff To Senate

The GOP-led House plans to send the <a href="https://homeland.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Articles-of-Impeachment.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">impeachment articles</a> against Homeland Security Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alejandro-mayorkas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alejandro Mayorkas</a> over his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-shatters-record-with-historic-number-of-illegal-aliens-encountered-in-december" target="_blank" rel="noopener">handling of</a> the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/border-crisis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">border crisis</a> to the Senate next month.
Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Johnson</a> (R-LA) and the impeachment managers <a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerJohnson/status/1773394272714195154">sent a letter</a> to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Thursday saying they would present the articles on April 10.
&#8220;We urge you to schedule a trial of the matter expeditiously,&#8221; they wrote, adding later, &#8220;We call upon you to fulfill your constitutional obligation to hold this trial. The American people demand a secure border, an end to this crisis, and accountability for those responsible.&#8221;
Roughly six weeks ago, in a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-impeaches-mayorkas-in-second-attempt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">second attempt</a>, House lawmakers narrowly passed two articles of impeachment that accuse Mayorkas of &#8220;willfully and systemically&#8221; refusing to comply with federal immigration laws, and the other alleged he &#8220;breached the public trust&#8221; with false statements and obstructing lawful oversight of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Schumer&#8217;s office responded by <a href="https://twitter.com/ChadPergram/status/1757570767376547950" target="_blank" rel="noopener">saying</a> that House impeachment managers &#8220;will present the articles of impeachment to the Senate following the state work period,&#8221; suggesting that a trial <a href="https://www.senate.gov/legislative/2024_schedule.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">could have</a> started as early as late February. The office added that senators &#8220;will be sworn in as jurors in the trial the next day,&#8221; and Senate President Pro Tempore Patty Murray (D-WA) will preside.
In the intervening weeks, Congress scrambled to pass two waves of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-passes-massive-spending-bill-in-middle-of-the-night" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spending legislation</a> to avert a government shutdown. House lawmakers also held a public hearing in the corruption-focused impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden.
In a new statement following the House letter, Schumer&#8217;s office <a href="https://twitter.com/jordainc/status/1773397310304559368" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reiterated</a>, &#8220;As we have said previously, after the House impeachment managers present the articles of impeachment to the Senate, Senators will be sworn in as jurors in the trial the next day. Senate President Pro Tempore Patty Murray will preside.”
A <a href="https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/impeachment.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">two-thirds vote</a> is required for a conviction in the Democrat-led Senate, which would lead to removal from office. But the articles may not make it far with a motion to table, which, according to the Senate glossary, is &#8220;a proposal to set aside any pending question. Used to dispose of a question the Chamber does not want to consider further. Agreement to the motion is equivalent to defeating the question tabled.&#8221;
Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-lee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Lee</a> (R-UT) and a dozen Republican colleagues <a href="https://twitter.com/SenMikeLee/status/1759946709151502612" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sent a letter</a> to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in February <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-senators-warn-dems-may-dispense-with-mayorkas-impeachment-articles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stressing</a> that it is &#8220;imperative that the Senate Republican conference prepare to fully engage our Constitutional duty and hold a trial.&#8221;
Briefings by McConnell&#8217;s staff indicate Senate Democrats &#8220;intend to dispense with the articles of impeachment by simply tabling both individually,&#8221; the letter said. &#8220;This is an action rarely contemplated and never taken by the U.S. Senate in the history of our Republic.&#8221;
Lee and his colleagues ended the letter by calling on McConnell to &#8220;join us in our efforts to jettison this approach by Democrats to shirk their Constitutional duty, ensure that the Senate conducts a proper trial, and that every Senator, Republican and Democrat, adjudicate this matter when the Senate returns.&#8221;
McConnell later <a href="https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1762568469667602510" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> reporters that he thought a full Senate trial &#8220;would be the best way to go forward.&#8221;
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Johnson and the 10 impeachment managers, including Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) and Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), warned: &#8220;To table articles of impeachment without ever hearing a single argument or reviewing a piece of evidence would be a violation of our constitutional order and an affront to the American people whom we all serve.&#8221;
Democrats have criticized the impeachment proceedings <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-committee-picks-date-to-consider-mayorkas-impeachment-articles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">as a &#8220;political stunt</a>,&#8221; while Mayorkas <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeKhalilTV/status/1752349544925294720" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pushed back against</a> what he called &#8220;false accusations&#8221; levied against him. A DHS spokesperson reacted to the successful impeachment vote last month by <a href="https://twitter.com/JacquiHeinrich/status/1757562709107761523" target="_blank" rel="noopener">saying</a>, &#8220;House Republicans will be remembered by history for trampling on the Constitution for political gain rather than working to solve the serious challenges at our border.&#8221;

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

House Picks Date To Present Mayorkas Impeachment Articles To Senate

Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) reportedly blasted Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for “stonewalling” details about the illegal immigrant accused of murdering Laken Riley, a 22-year-old Georgia college student.
Green, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, wrote to Mayorkas in a <a href="https://homeland.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-02-26-Letter-to-Mayorkas-DHS-re-Illegal-Venezuelan-Murder-Suspect.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">February 27 letter</a> requesting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) communications regarding the immigration proceedings of Jose Antonio Ibarra, the Venezuelan national accused of killing Riley.
Green <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/03/13/exclusive-mark-green-dhs-mayorkas-laken-riley/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told Breitbart News</a> that DHS confirmed receipt of the letter and claimed it was a “high priority,” but the federal agency has now fallen silent.
“It’s unacceptable that DHS has failed to comply with this reasonable request,” Green told Breitbart. “The documents and information that we have requested should be quite simple for DHS to compile and produce.”
“Secretary Mayorkas has repeatedly claimed that parole is being granted on a case-by-case basis, per the law’s requirement, and if that’s true, DHS shouldn’t have any trouble producing the documents verifying that in the matter of Jose Ibarra,” Green continued. “This is the type of stonewalling we’ve encountered over and over again from the administration. It’s time for DHS to be forthcoming.”
Riley went for a jog on February 22 on the University of Georgia campus, with police beginning a search for her after she did not return home. Her body was found later that day in a wooded area after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/illegal-immigrant-suspect-in-laken-riley-murder-accused-of-disfiguring-her-skull" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sustaining</a> severe injuries to her skull. Ibarra, 26, was arrested and charged the following day in connection to the murder.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) <a href="https://homeland.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-02-26-Letter-to-Mayorkas-DHS-re-Illegal-Venezuelan-Murder-Suspect.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">acknowledged</a> that Ibarra had been apprehended at the border in September 2022 before being “paroled and released for further processing.” Ibarra was also reportedly arrested in New York City in August 2023 and was charged with acting in a manner to injure a child less than 17 and a motor vehicle license violation.
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President Joe Biden has been largely silent on the killing, only addressing it after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) shouted Riley’s name last week during his State of the Union address. Biden then botched Riley’s name and said she was killed by “an illegal.” Biden later said he regretted his word choice, adding that illegal immigrants “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-apologizes-for-calling-alleged-laken-riley-murderer-an-illegal-they-built-the-country" target="_blank" rel="noopener">built this country</a>.”
The killing of Riley comes as the United States grapples with an unprecedented surge of illegal migrants at the southern border, with officials recording about 9 million <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/nationwide-encounters" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nationwide encounters</a> and 1.7 million <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-admin-may-have-lost-track-millions-of-migrants-crossing-southern-border-congressional-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">estimated gotaways</a> since Biden took office.

Rep. Mark Green

Rep. Mark Green Blasts Mayorkas For ‘Stonewalling’ Details On Laken Riley’s Alleged Killer: Report

Mark Green

On Wednesday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jim-jordan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jim Jordan</a> (R-OH) once again subpoenaed Homeland Security Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alejandro-mayorkas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alejandro Mayorkas</a>, this time demanding records pertaining to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The subpoena is at least the third one Jordan has sent to Mayorkas in recent months, following one in <a href="https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/chairman-jordan-subpoenas-secretary-mayorkas-information-violent-criminal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">December</a> regarding documents on &#8220;violent&#8221; illegal immigrants and another in <a href="https://judiciary.house.gov/media/press-releases/chairman-jordan-subpoenas-dhs-secretary-mayorkas-failing-provide-information" target="_blank" rel="noopener">February</a> over border security issues in Texas.
Jordan has also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-gop-demands-mayorkas-provide-info-on-illegal-immigrant-charged-with-murdering-georgia-student" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sought</a> information on the illegal immigrant charged with murdering Georgia nursing student Laken Riley.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a>: Chairman <a href="https://twitter.com/Jim_Jordan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Jim_Jordan</a> subpoenas DHS Secretary Mayorkas for <a href="https://twitter.com/ICEgov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ICEgov</a> data, documents, and communications.
America faces a migrant crisis at the southern border and DHS failed to fully comply with the Committee&#39;s requests for over four months. 
Unacceptable. <a href="https://t.co/maMf5LHr8q">pic.twitter.com/maMf5LHr8q</a>
&mdash; House Judiciary GOP (@JudiciaryGOP) <a href="https://twitter.com/JudiciaryGOP/status/1767968216381350342?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;As a part of its oversight efforts, we conducted transcribed interviews with several Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials. During these transcribed interviews, the ICE witnesses were unable to answer certain questions about data, documents, and communications related to the Biden Administration’s immigration policies,&#8221; Jordan <a href="https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2024-03-13%20JDJ%20to%20DHS%20re%20subpoena.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> in his latest subpoena cover letter to Mayorkas.
&#8220;On November 2, 2023, the Committee requested that the Department provide the information that the ICE witnesses could not provide during their transcribed interviews. To date, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has failed to fully comply with our requests,&#8221; he added.
Jordan said committee staff tried on a number of occasions to inquire about the status of the requested information in the months after DHS missed the deadline. Across two occasions, the agency&#8217;s staff responded with first &#8220;only a partial answer&#8221; and later produced links to some public data and information that did not meet the panel&#8217;s demands, the chairman added.
&#8220;Although we appreciate that DHS has provided some limited data, your failure to produce all the requested documents and information prevents the Committee from fulfilling its constitutional oversight obligations,&#8221; Jordan wrote.
Jordan said that his committee has jurisdiction over matters concerning federal immigration law and suggested the information it seeks may influence legislative forms that could include, &#8220;reforming Alternatives to Detention, increasing penalties on aliens who abscond from ICE, and enhancing ICE’s tracking, detention, and communications standards for aliens on the terrorist watchlist.&#8221;
The Daily Wire reached out to DHS seeking comment on the newest subpoena. In reply, a DHS official said the agency has facilitated 10 transcribed interviews with ICE personnel for the committee, provided &#8220;extensive&#8221; data and information in response to follow-up requests, and answered two-thirds of the 24 &#8220;get backs&#8221; from the panel with others in progress.
&#8220;Instead of working cooperatively, as DHS has repeatedly sought to do, the House Judiciary Committee continues to waste time with unnecessary subpoenas that serve no purpose beyond political posturing,&#8221; said DHS press secretary Mia Ehrenberg. &#8220;In this Administration, DHS has produced thousands of pages of documents, provided countless briefings, and sent dozens of witnesses to appear for hearings. On this request alone, DHS already provided the vast majority of the information requested by the committee and made clear that our efforts remain ongoing.&#8221;
Ehrenberg added, “DHS will continue cooperating with Congressional oversight requests, all while faithfully working to protect our nation from terrorism and targeted violence, secure our borders, respond to natural disasters, defend against cyberattacks, and more.&#8221;
House Republicans <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-impeaches-mayorkas-in-second-attempt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voted</a> in February to impeach Mayorkas over his handling of the border crisis. A month later, a Senate trial <a href="https://twitter.com/jamiedupree/status/1767990471324737779" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has yet to happen</a>.

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