{"id":514408,"date":"2022-11-23T03:52:30","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T00:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/kevin-mccarthy-calls-on-alejandro-mayorkas-to-resign\/"},"modified":"2022-11-23T03:52:30","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T00:52:30","slug":"kevin-mccarthy-calls-on-alejandro-mayorkas-to-resign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kevin-mccarthy-calls-on-alejandro-mayorkas-to-resign\/","title":{"rendered":"#Kevin McCarthy calls on Alejandro Mayorkas to resign"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a22f30becb09\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a22f30becb09\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kevin-mccarthy-calls-on-alejandro-mayorkas-to-resign\/#%E2%80%9CKevin_McCarthy_calls_on_Alejandro_Mayorkas_to_resign%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Kevin McCarthy calls on Alejandro Mayorkas to resign&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CKevin_McCarthy_calls_on_Alejandro_Mayorkas_to_resign%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Kevin McCarthy calls on Alejandro Mayorkas to resign&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy called for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to step down during a Tuesday visit to the Texas border with Mexico.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If President Biden\u2019s border chief does not resign, the California Republican \u2014 who will likely become speaker of the House in January \u2014 promised to launch investigations into Mayorkas next year and potentially impeach the homeland secretary over his handling of the crisis at the southern border.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Secretary Mayorkas does not resign, House Republicans will investigate every order, every action and every failure to determine whether we can begin impeachment inquiries,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2022\/11\/22\/kevin-mccarthy-border-visit\/\">McCarthy said at a news conference in El Paso, Texas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will use the power of the purse and the power of subpoena. Let me be clear, those responsible for this disaster will be held accountable,\u201d McCarthy added.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), who is set to lead the House Judiciary Committee next year and would oversee impeachment proceedings if they occurred, released a statement backing McCarthy\u2019s threat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mccarthy-mayorkas-397.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy called for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign during a trip to the border in Texas.\" class=\"wp-image-24756781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mccarthy-mayorkas-397.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mccarthy-mayorkas-397.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mccarthy-mayorkas-397.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy called for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign during a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> to the border in Texas.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">GOPLeader\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cLeader McCarthy is right. Americans deserve accountability for the unprecedented crisis on the southwest border. Republicans will hold Secretary Mayorkas accountable for his failure to enforce immigration law and secure the border through all means necessary,\u201d  <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Jordan\/status\/1595173631172218904\">Jordan wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The nearly 2.4 million crossings at the southern border recorded over the 12 months ending Sept. 30 were the highest on record.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Mayorkas acknowledged during a Senate hearing that the US is facing a \u201cmigration crisis\u201d days after claiming the border with Mexico was secure.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mccarthy-mayorkas-394.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mayorkas admitted last week during a Senate hearing that the US is facing a \u201cmigration crisis.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-24756797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mccarthy-mayorkas-394.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mccarthy-mayorkas-394.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mccarthy-mayorkas-394.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Mayorkas admitted last week during a Senate hearing that the US is facing a \u201cmigration crisis.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Photo by Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe entire hemisphere is suffering a migration crisis,\u201d Mayorkas said. \u201cWe are seeing an unprecedented movement of people from country to country. It is not restricted to the southern border. We are seeing an unprecedented movement of people throughout the Western hemisphere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are seeing a significant challenge at the southern border, as we are seeing it throughout the hemisphere,\u201d the secretary added.<\/p>\n<p>Mayorkas previously told the House Homeland Security Committee two days prior that the border was secure.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mccarthy-mayorkas-398.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"McCarthy vowed to launch investigations into Mayorkas' handling of the border crisis next year if he doesn't step down.\" class=\"wp-image-24756776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mccarthy-mayorkas-398.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mccarthy-mayorkas-398.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mccarthy-mayorkas-398.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>McCarthy vowed to launch investigations into Mayorkas\u2019 handling of the border crisis next year if he doesn\u2019t step down.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Photo by Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Concerns have grown that the migrant crisis could further spiral out of control with the end of the pandemic-era Title 42 border security protocol.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Title 42 allowed law enforcement officials to remove border crossers, including asylum seekers, for public health reasons without first hearing their cases to stay in the US.<\/p>\n<p>A federal court ruled earlier this month that the policy must come to an end by Dec. 21.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mccarthy-mayorkas-393.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"There were nearly 2.4 million crossings at the border in the 12 months before Sept. 30 this year.\" class=\"wp-image-24756818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mccarthy-mayorkas-393.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mccarthy-mayorkas-393.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mccarthy-mayorkas-393.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>There were nearly 2.4 million crossings at the border in the 12 months before Sept. 30 this year.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Photo by Brandon Bell\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Brandon Judd, the head of the National Border Patrol Council, the union representing rank-and-file agents, told The Post last week that he expects a \u201ccomplete explosion\u201d of people trying to enter the country as a result of the ruling.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a scathing letter to President Biden last week, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ripped the 80-year-old president for the ongoing \u201cinvasion\u201d of migrants at the southern border and warned the White House that Texas will escalate its efforts to repel illegal immigrants.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour inaction has led to catastrophic consequences,\u201d Abbott, 65, wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder your watch, America is suffering the highest volume of illegal immigration in the history of our country,\u201d added Abbott, accusing Biden of \u201cdereliction of duty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The governor said that he would invoke Article 1, section 10, Clause 3 of the US Constitution to protect Texas from drug cartels.\u00a0 The clause in question states that states cannot call up troops, enter in alliances, or \u201cengage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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