{"id":516319,"date":"2022-11-26T07:54:17","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T04:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/arizona-lawmaker-rep-debbie-lesko-calls-on-alejandro-mayorkas-to-resign\/"},"modified":"2022-11-26T07:54:17","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T04:54:17","slug":"arizona-lawmaker-rep-debbie-lesko-calls-on-alejandro-mayorkas-to-resign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/arizona-lawmaker-rep-debbie-lesko-calls-on-alejandro-mayorkas-to-resign\/","title":{"rendered":"#Arizona lawmaker Rep. Debbie Lesko calls on Alejandro Mayorkas to resign"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 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-6a40953754b88\" 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-6a40953754b88\" 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\/arizona-lawmaker-rep-debbie-lesko-calls-on-alejandro-mayorkas-to-resign\/#%E2%80%9CArizona_lawmaker_Rep_Debbie_Lesko_calls_on_Alejandro_Mayorkas_to_resign%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Arizona lawmaker Rep. Debbie Lesko calls on Alejandro Mayorkas to resign&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CArizona_lawmaker_Rep_Debbie_Lesko_calls_on_Alejandro_Mayorkas_to_resign%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Arizona lawmaker Rep. Debbie Lesko 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>Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.) called on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign on Friday, warning that he will face House investigations if he refuses.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The border state lawmaker\u2019s message comes days after House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) promised to launch investigations in next year\u2019s Republican-controlled House to determine whether Mayorkas should be impeached.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m glad that he has given Mayorkas an ultimatum: Either resign or we\u2019re going to start investigations and see if it leads to impeachment,\u201d Lesko <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/border-state-lawmaker-warns-mayorkas-resign-face-gop-house-probe\">said<\/a> on Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>, referencing McCarthy\u2019s comments from earlier this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI personally have signed on to legislation to impeach Mayorkas. Prior to that, I signed on to legislation that he resign, and I signed on to letters asking him to resign,\u201d Lesko added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lesko, a member of the House Border Security Caucus, went on to accuse the DHS chief of lying to Congress about the situation on the southern border.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had written him a letter saying he should resign. And he keeps on lying: He keeps on telling us that the border is secure,\u201d Lesko said. \u201cHe said that again the other day in a House hearing. And it\u2019s not secure. Anybody knows that. Even the illegal immigrants know that.\u201d<\/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\/az-calls-on-mayorkas-to-resign-5.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mayorkas has faced several calls of resignation this week after the GOP was projected to win control of the House.\" class=\"wp-image-24794653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/az-calls-on-mayorkas-to-resign-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/az-calls-on-mayorkas-to-resign-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/az-calls-on-mayorkas-to-resign-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Mayorkas has faced several calls of resignation this week after the GOP was projected to win control of the House.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last week, Mayorkas told the House Homeland Security Committee that the border is secure and that DHS is \u201cworking day in and day out to enhance security.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Two days later he admitted to the Senate Homeland Security Committee that his agency is \u201cseeing a significant challenge at the southern border\u201d and that \u201cthe entire hemisphere is suffering a migration crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lesko joins a growing chorus of Republicans demanding Mayorkas\u2019s resignation, vowing to hold him \u201caccountable\u201d for the crisis at the border if he doesn\u2019t step down.<\/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 said on Tuesday during a visit to the Texas-Mexico border.<\/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\/az-calls-on-mayorkas-to-resign-3.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"GOP House leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy has already threatened Mayorkas with an investigation if he does not resign.\" class=\"wp-image-24794651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/az-calls-on-mayorkas-to-resign-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/az-calls-on-mayorkas-to-resign-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/az-calls-on-mayorkas-to-resign-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>GOP House leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy has already threatened Mayorkas with an investigation if he does not resign.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), who is set to lead the House Judiciary Committee next year and would oversee impeachment proceedings against Mayorkas, if they occurred, released a statement backing McCarthy\u2019s threat.\u00a0<\/p>\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 Jordan wrote.<\/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.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\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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