McCarthy Builds Case for Mayorkas Impeachment During Border Visit

TUCSON, Ariz. — Kevin McCarthy began to build the case for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ impeachment this week with the California lawmaker’s first trip to the border as House speaker.

McCarthy, speaking to reporters while the southeast Arizona border wall was his background, outlined the numerous crises plaguing America due to unchecked migration. McCarthy also accused DHS Secretary of lying to members of the public.

“Our border, we don’t even have operational control of it anymore,” McCarthy stated. “This is why I will continue to investigate what has gone wrong here and we will hold people accountable. And that includes Secretary Mayorkas.”

McCarthy spoke exclusively to The Federalist following the press conference. He did not give a timeline for an impeachment investigation and said that the process would depend on what legislators find in the coming weeks.

“You never do impeachment for political purposes,” McCarthy stated. “If something rises to that level,” He explained that “we will follow it wherever it goes.”

McCarthy led the congressional delegation along with four GOP freshmen. This was the start of what will become a top priority under President Joe Biden’s second term. In the coming months, every House committee will visit the southwest border. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), already Introduction On February 1, the DHS chief was impeached by an article.

McCarthy will be in November Requirements Mayorkas must resign due to the border crisis, or be impeached in the lower chamber after Republicans take power. Mayorkas has been defiant throughout the Kartells are rampant A coalition of 21 attorneys general sent a letter The Biden administration requested last week that Mexican drug cartels should be declared terrorist organizations.

DHS had staffed up for House impeachment proceedings just days before the speaker made his border crossing trip. Multimillion-dollar contract With a liberal law firm with a history of left-wing contributions.

“You cannot tell us this is secure when more than 42 percent of gottaways come through here,” McCarthy stated this on Thursday. “You cannot tell us this border’s secure when now there is enough fentanyl in this country to kill every single American more than 20 times over.”

“This has got to stop,” The speaker added. “And it starts with the secretary of Homeland. Stop lying to the American public. Tell them the truth [about] what’s happening and change back the regulation that we had before so our border can be secure.”

McCarthy’s border trip was branded a publicity stunt by the White House, which issued a Wednesday statement. “Solutions are what President Biden is focused on, and his is plan working,” Ian Sams is a White House spokesperson. “House Republicans would be wise to join him to work together to strengthen our immigration system and fund border security.”

Biden made his first trip to the border. Sanitized tour January saw officials clear El Paso’s camps ahead of the president’s arrival. Biden called upon Congress to approve immigration reform during his annual State of the Union Last week, he claimed that his border measures worked.

“We’ve launched a new border plan last month. Unlawful migration from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela has come down 97 percent as a consequence of that,” Biden said. “But American border problems won’t be fixed until Congress acts.”

Contrary to his claim that the border is secure data from Customs and Border Protection, (CBP), shows otherwise.

Enforcement of the law reported In January, there were more than 156,000 encounters with migrants. While lower than the record of nearly 252,000 encounters in December, 156,000 is still higher than the almost 155,000 in January last year and the 78,000 the same month in 2021 — and way higher than the less than 37,000 in FY 2020. This is the highest record for coldest month of the calendar. Even journalists wrapped in blankets were cold under the clear desert skies and strong winds as lawmakers ran late Thursday.

A Deadly Crisis

The Biden administration attempts to claim there is nothing to see at the southern border. However, Alex Espinosa (director of a funeral home located 15 miles east from McCarthy’s press conference) says the opposite.

“During Trump’s administration, I picked up four border crossers,” The Federalist heard Espinosa speak in his conference space overlooking the border wall. “Right now, I can’t even tell you how many. There’s more deaths. Way more deaths.”

Espinosa claimed that most of them die from being exposed to the elements or fentanyl. He gave an explanation of the numbers he had gathered. “right after Biden won.”

“Never, never, never, ever have I seen it this bad,” According to Espinosa, The Federalist. “I’ve probably buried 40 kids.”

Espinosa is a former convict who was released from prison after serving time for drug smuggling in the 1980s. At services, Espinosa gives Narcan away for free, a medication that is well-known to save lives in the event of an opioid overdose. His stockpile was depleted at one funeral of a recently overdosed 23-year-old. The local health department restocked it. His son also suffered from opioid addiction.

Locals in Naco, five miles from Espinosa’s funeral home, were reluctant to talk about the situation. A ranch hand was seen working in a field along with two day laborers across the border. He only gave his first name as Greg and stated that he sees helicopter activity often, but that the general area is calm. A local nonprofit is also run by two women who denied any issues.

Espinosa said that the locals are often too afraid to openly discuss the dangers they face. Espinosa, despite his Mexican heritage, has been called a racist and his truck was set on fire after Espinosa challenged Douglas’s plan to make the border town a sanctuary.

“They need to finish the wall,” Espinosa was honest and warned that the area wouldn’t be safe for walking at night.

McCarthy stated to The Federalist that DHS must complete the wall using modern technology, as originally intended, at the end of his congressional tour.

“You gotta finish this,” McCarthy pointed to the wall. “Finish the technology you haven’t hooked up — the lights, the sensors. There’s places in the wall that’s not done yet.”