House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) outlined the Republican Conference’s agenda in fighting President Joe Biden’s illegal immigration crisis on the U.S. southern border in a letter sent to Members this week, including impeaching DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
Johnson said in the letter that the House would reject a watered down border bill from the Senate that fails to address the crisis on the border.
Johnson highlighted the “transformative corrections” contained in the House’s Secure the Border Act (H.R. 2), which was sent to the Senate nine months ago.
The bill’s provisions include “the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy, the end of ‘Catch and Release,’ meaningful reforms to the existing broken asylum and parole systems, and continued construction of a wall at our southern border,” Johnson said. “Since the day I became Speaker, I have assured our Senate colleagues…
