Mayorkas faces intense GOP scrutiny and calls for impeachment and no confidence vote.

House Republicans criticized Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas for his handling of the southern border crisis during a budget hearing on the Biden administration’s budget request for DHS. Mayorkas was accused of intentionally allowing the situation to worsen under his leadership. At the center of much of the debate was Mayorkas’ previous comments to Congress that the border is secure. Republicans have charged that he lied under oath when he said that to Congress, though Mayorkas said he interprets “operational control” in a different way. Democrats attempted to quell the flames by praising Mayorkas for his efforts despite the difficult situation, which several members blamed on the Trump administration.