{"id":2158108,"date":"2024-01-24T14:22:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T19:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawley-blasts-mayorkas-as-annual-unvetted-migrants-outnumber-st-louis-kansas-city-combined\/"},"modified":"2024-01-24T14:24:47","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T19:24:47","slug":"hawley-blasts-mayorkas-as-annual-unvetted-migrants-outnumber-st-louis-kansas-city-combined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawley-blasts-mayorkas-as-annual-unvetted-migrants-outnumber-st-louis-kansas-city-combined\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawley criticizes Mayorkas as unvetted migrants surpass St. Louis and Kansas City combined"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhawley-blasts-mayorkas-as-annual-unvetted-migrants-outnumber-st-louis-kansas-city-combined%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2158108&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Missouri Republican\u200c Senator \u2062Calls for\u200b Impeachment of\u200d Homeland Security Secretary<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n      <!-- Image goes here --><br \/>\n    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Missouri\u200b Republican Senator Josh Hawley is ramping up the pressure on\u2064 Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.\u2062 As House Republicans prepare\u200d for impeachment proceedings against Mayorkas, Hawley released a scathing\u200b letter demanding transparency and accountability.<\/p>\n<p>In his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawley.senate.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2024-01\/Hawley-Letter-to-Mayorkas-re-CBO-Gotaways.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">letter<\/a>, Hawley condemned the Biden administration&#8217;s security failures at \u200dthe southern border, citing a report from the Congressional Budget Office. The report revealed that a staggering \u200c860,000 illegal\u200b immigrants crossed into the United States \u2063without encountering a border official in fiscal year 2023 \u200calone.<\/p>\n<p>Hawley\u2064 emphasized the magnitude of this crisis, stating, &#8220;These &#8216;gotaways&#8217; outnumber the combined populations of Kansas City and St. Louis, the two largest \u200bcities in Missouri. It is abundantly \u2062clear that the longer you remain\u2064 in office, the worse the crisis at our southern border \u2062becomes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Sanctuary Cities Struggle to\u200d Manage Influx<\/h3>\n<p>The influx of foreign citizens has overwhelmed cities\u200b that declared themselves &#8220;sanctuaries&#8221; for illegal entrants. Democrat mayors of Chicago,\u200c New York, and Denver, where migrants are arriving by the busload, have\u2064 pleaded for White House intervention.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All of our cities have reached a \u2062point\u2063 where we are either close to capacity or\u200b nearly out of room,&#8221; \u2064said Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>December set a new <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/01\/02\/report-u-s-sets-record-for-most-single-month-illegal-encounters-at-the-southern-border\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">record<\/a> for the number of alien encounters \u2063in\u2062 a single month, \u2063with over\u2063 300,000 reported \u2063by Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Additionally, an estimated\u2063 1.7 million known &#8220;gotaways&#8221; have\u2062 entered undetected since\u200d President Joe Biden took \u2062office.<\/p>\n<p>Hawley&#8217;s letter\u2063 demands that the Department of Homeland Security provide additional estimates regarding the number of migrants who have crossed illegally without apprehension.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These unprecedented figures underscore the need for you to be fully transparent about your Department&#8217;s\u200b own accounting of the southern border crisis,&#8221; Hawley wrote.<\/p>\n<h3>Hawley Condemns \u200dDHS \u200bPropaganda Grant<\/h3>\n<p>Hawley also criticized the Department of Homeland Security for prioritizing a federal \u200dcensorship\u200d regime over securing the border. He called out the department for funding leftist academics to create &#8220;counter-propaganda&#8221; on immigration, racial justice, \u2063and COVID.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Your Department has consistently weaponized the federal government \u2064to attack \u200dconservatives using\u200c taxpayer dollars,&#8221; Hawley wrote. &#8220;All these funds should be \u200cclawed \u2062back by the federal government immediately, and anyone involved in making this grant should be fired.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/2810957\/supreme-court-allows-border-razor-wire-removal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ruled<\/a> in favor of the \u2063federal government, allowing them to remove\u200d state-installed wiring along the Rio\u2063 Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas. This interference with Texas&#8217;s efforts to fortify\u200d the border highlights the federal government&#8217;s abandonment of its constitutional duty to secure citizens&#8217;\u200d right to national defense.<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans are\u200b expected to draft\u2062 four articles of impeachment\u200c against Secretary Mayorkas\u2063 on\u200b Tuesday.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Tristan Justice is the western correspondent \u200dfor The Federalist and the author of Social Justice Redux, a conservative newsletter on culture, health, and wellness. Follow \u200dhim on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com. Sign up for Tristan&#8217;s email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticeredux.substack.com\/about\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What evidence does Hawley present in his letter to Mayorkas to support his call \u2064for impeachment,\u2063 and what are the implications of this call for impeachment on the broader issue \u2063of immigration reform and border \u200csecurity<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Y argued \u2062that the Biden administration&#8217;s lax immigration policies and failure to secure the southern border have created a humanitarian and national security \u2064crisis. He accused Mayorkas of \u2063neglecting his duty to protect the American people and called\u200b for his impeachment.<\/p>\n<p>Hawley&#8217;s call for impeachment comes as House Republicans have also expressed their dissatisfaction with\u200b Mayorkas&#8217; handling of \u2062the border crisis. They have \u2063criticized the Homeland Security Secretary \u200dfor his lack of\u2062 transparency and failure\u200b to provide answers \u200bon the administration&#8217;s immigration policies.<\/p>\n<p>The issue of illegal immigration \u2063has been a contentious one, with Republicans and Democrats holding differing views\u200d on \u200bhow to address\u2062 the situation. While Democrats argue for a \u2062more compassionate approach \u2064and \u2064comprehensive\u2062 immigration reform, Republicans emphasize \u200cthe importance of border security \u2063and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-budget-bill-would-slash-border-protection-budget-by-half-billion-dollars\/\" title=\"Dem Budget Bill Would Slash Border Protection Budget by Half Billion Dollars\">enforcing immigration laws<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The impact of the influx of illegal immigrants has not only been felt at the \u2062border but also in cities across the country. Sanctuary cities, which have enacted policies to protect undocumented immigrants, are struggling to manage the overwhelming number of arrivals. The mayors of Chicago, New York, and Denver have called for assistance from the White House, highlighting the strain that this \u2063crisis has placed on\u2064 their cities.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report from the \u200bCongressional\u200d Budget Office\u200c cited by\u200c Hawley, a shocking 860,000 \u2064illegal immigrants crossed into the\u2064 United States without encountering a\u2063 border official in\u200d fiscal \u200cyear 2023 alone. This \u2063number is staggering and raises concerns about the effectiveness of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-accuse-biden-of-playing-political-game-over-border-crisis\/\" title=\"House Republicans Accuse Biden of Playing \u2018Political Game\u2019 Over Border Crisis\">border security measures<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hawley&#8217;s letter to Mayorkas emphasizes the severity of \u2062the crisis and the need for immediate action. He argues that the longer Mayorkas \u200bremains in office, the worse the situation at the southern\u2063 border becomes.\u2064 As a Senator representing Missouri, a state directly impacted by this\u2063 crisis, Hawley is demanding that Mayorkas be held\u200b accountable for his failures.<\/p>\n<p>The impeachment \u2064of\u200d a Homeland\u200d Security Secretary \u200bis a serious and rare occurrence. It \u2062requires substantial\u200d evidence of wrongdoing and a \u2063significant breach of \u200dtrust. In his letter, Hawley presents the CBO\u2063 report as evidence of Mayorkas&#8217; \u2063failure\u2063 to fulfill his duties and protect the American \u2063people.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d call for impeachment by a Republican senator reflects the growing frustration among conservatives \u200cwith the Biden administration&#8217;s immigration policies. The issue of border security and illegal \u2064immigration will continue\u2064 to be a divisive topic in American\u2063 politics,\u200d with both sides advocating for different approaches to \u2063address the crisis.<\/p>\n<p>As the debate over\u200c immigration\u2064 reform \u200cand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-roasted-for-straight-faced-claim-gop-needs-to-give-him-money-to-protect-border\/\" title=\"Biden mocked for claiming GOP must fund him to secure border\">border security \u200bintensifies<\/a>, the \u200bfocus will be\u200c on the actions of key figures\u2064 like \u200bMayorkas. \u2064The outcome of this call for impeachment remains uncertain, but it reflects\u2064 the broader discontent with the\u200b current state of affairs at the southern\u200d border.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Missouri Senator Josh Hawley increased pressure on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. House Republicans plan to impeach Mayorkas, and Hawley condemned the Biden administration&#8217;s security failures at the southern border in a letter. He highlighted the record number of illegal crossings and referred to a Congressional Budget report<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":494,"featured_media":2158109,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2158108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2158108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/494"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2158108"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2158108\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2158109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2158108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2158108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2158108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}