Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security Mark Green (R-TN-07) announced that another full committee hearing continuing the impeachment proceedings against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will take place on Thursday, January 18.
The hearing, entitled, “Voices for the Victims: The Heartbreaking Reality of the Mayorkas Border Crisis,” will hear testimony from witnesses who have been impacted by Mayorkas’ “refusal to enforce the laws of the United States,” according to the Committee.
“The human cost of Secretary Mayorkas’ failed leadership and decision-making is truly immeasurable,” Green said in a statement. “Due to his refusal to uphold his oath of office, tens of thousands of families have suffered the devastating loss of loved ones due to the smuggling of fentanyl across our open Southwest border, law enforcement at our borders and across the country have been completely overwhelmed, and countless Americans and migrants have lost their lives at the hands of vicious cartels and gang members.”
Thursday’s hearing will mark the second of its kind in the impeachment proceedings against Mayorkas.
The DHS Secretary failed to attend last week’s hearing, entitled, “Havoc in the Heartland: How Secretary Mayorkas’ Failed Leadership Has Impacted the States,” and has failed to accept multiple requests for testimony for this week’s hearing.
Green said Mayorkas’ continued absence from the hearings is “deeply troubling.”
“For months, we have tried to work with his office to secure his testimony before the Committee so the American people can receive some much-needed transparency about the causes, costs, and consequences of the unprecedented border crisis,” Green said. “We have given him every opportunity to explain his handling of the crisis. Unfortunately, this pattern of defying Congress has continued with his refusal to testify before this Committee specifically about his handling of this crisis and his failure to enforce America’s immigration laws. Apparently, accountability and transparency are not high on his priority list.”
“The American people deserve better than this,” Green added.
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network. Follow Kaitlin on X / Twitter.
Image “Rep Mark Green” by Homeland Security Committee.
