House Republicans accused Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday of intentionally facilitating the crisis at the southern border during the first official impeachment hearing for the Biden administration official.
During the proceeding, Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee pointed to the record numbers of illegal immigrants crossing the southern border under President Joe Biden and the lax policies being maintained by the administration. Under Mayorkas, Customs and Border Protection have had 8.1 million encounters with illegal immigrants, including 6.7 million at the southern border.
“Secretary Mayorkas is the architect of the devastation we have witnessed for nearly three years,” House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) said in his opening statement. “The Secretary’s actions have brought us here today, not ours. Since…
