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WASHINGTON, Nov 22 (Reuters) -McCarthy,<\/span> who<\/span> hopes<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> elected<\/span> Speaker<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> House<\/span> when<\/span> the<\/span> new<\/span> Congress<\/span> is<\/span> sworn<\/span> \u00a0in<\/span> January,<\/span> says<\/span> he<\/span> will<\/span> hold<\/span> congressional<\/span> hearings<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> U.S.-Mexico<\/span> border<\/span> after<\/span> his<\/span> colleagues<\/span> take<\/span> control<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> House.<\/span> added.<\/span> Force<\/span> Democrats<\/span> to<\/span> directly<\/span> check<\/span> the<\/span> situation<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> ground.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Ads<\/span> Scroll<\/span> to<\/span> continue<\/span>
\n<\/span>Republicans<\/span> have<\/span> criticized<\/span> the<\/span> record<\/span> number<\/span> of<\/span> immigrants<\/span> arrested<\/span> across<\/span> the<\/span> U.S.-Mexico<\/span> border<\/span> during<\/span> President<\/span> Joe<\/span> Biden’s<\/span> presidency,<\/span> with<\/span> Biden’s<\/span> more<\/span> lenient<\/span> policies<\/span> boosting<\/span> cross-border<\/span> commuters.<\/span> It<\/span> states<\/span> that<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“Our<\/span> country<\/span> may<\/span> never<\/span> recover<\/span> from<\/span> Secretary<\/span> Mayorcas’<\/span> dereliction<\/span> of<\/span> duty,”<\/span> McCarthy<\/span> told<\/span> reporters<\/span> Tuesday<\/span> after<\/span> speaking<\/span> with<\/span> border<\/span> officials<\/span> in<\/span> El<\/span> Paso,<\/span> Texas.<\/span> I<\/span> ask<\/span> you<\/span> to<\/span> resign.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cUnless<\/span> Secretary<\/span> Mayorcas<\/span> resigns,<\/span> House<\/span> Republicans<\/span> will<\/span> review<\/span> every<\/span> order,<\/span> action<\/span> and<\/span> failure<\/span> to<\/span> determine<\/span> whether<\/span> an<\/span> impeachment<\/span> inquiry<\/span> can<\/span> be<\/span> launched,\u201d<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span> DHS<\/span> spokeswoman<\/span> Marsha<\/span> Espinosa<\/span> turned<\/span> down<\/span> McCarthy’s<\/span> call.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“Secretary<\/span> Mayorcas<\/span> is<\/span> proud<\/span> to<\/span> advance<\/span> the<\/span> department’s<\/span> noble<\/span> mission<\/span> of<\/span> supporting<\/span> a<\/span> talented<\/span> workforce<\/span> and<\/span> serving<\/span> the<\/span> American<\/span> people,”<\/span> Espinosa<\/span> said.<\/span> “He<\/span> has<\/span> no<\/span> plans<\/span> to<\/span> resign.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Republicans<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> US<\/span> House<\/span> of<\/span> Representatives<\/span> meet<\/span> for<\/span> leadership<\/span> elections<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> US<\/span> Capitol<\/span> in<\/span> Washington<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u00a0 House<\/span> Minority<\/span> Leader<\/span> Kevin<\/span> McCarthy<\/span> (R-California)<\/span> arrives<\/span> as<\/span> House<\/span> Republicans<\/span> gather<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> leadership<\/span> election<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> Washington<\/span> State<\/span> Capitol,<\/span> United<\/span> States,<\/span> November<\/span> 15,<\/span> 2022.<\/span> Reuters\/Leah<\/span> Millis\/File<\/span> Photo<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Since<\/span> winning<\/span> a<\/span> narrow<\/span> majority<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> House<\/span> of<\/span> Representatives<\/span> in<\/span> this<\/span> month’s<\/span> midterm<\/span> elections,<\/span> Republicans<\/span> have<\/span> held<\/span> a<\/span> series<\/span> of<\/span> press<\/span> conferences<\/span> to<\/span> outline<\/span> their<\/span> priorities<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> next<\/span> two<\/span> years.<\/span> Last<\/span> week<\/span> they<\/span> warned<\/span> that<\/span> Democrat<\/span> Biden<\/span> and<\/span> his<\/span> son<\/span> Hunter<\/span> would<\/span> also<\/span> be<\/span> prime<\/span> targets.<\/span> Democrats<\/span> will<\/span> retain<\/span> the<\/span> majority<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Senate<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> next<\/span> two<\/span> years.<\/span> The<\/span> House<\/span> has<\/span> the<\/span> power<\/span> to<\/span> initiate<\/span> impeachment<\/span> proceedings,<\/span> but<\/span> only<\/span> the<\/span> Senate<\/span> can<\/span> denounce<\/span> the<\/span> subject<\/span> of<\/span> impeachment,<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> possibility<\/span> that<\/span> senators<\/span> from<\/span> Biden’s<\/span> party<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> involved<\/span> in<\/span> expelling<\/span> members<\/span> of<\/span> his<\/span> administration<\/span> from<\/span> office.<\/span> is<\/span> low.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Republicans<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> House<\/span> Oversight<\/span> and<\/span> Government<\/span> Reform<\/span> Committee<\/span> wrote<\/span> to<\/span> Mayorcas<\/span> last<\/span> week<\/span> saying<\/span> the<\/span> panel<\/span> will<\/span> ask<\/span> 11<\/span> Homeland<\/span> Security<\/span> officials<\/span> to<\/span> testify,<\/span> including<\/span> Majorcas<\/span> himself.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Biden’s<\/span> top<\/span> border<\/span> official,<\/span> Mayorcas,<\/span> 62,<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> a<\/span> frequent<\/span> target<\/span> of<\/span> Republican<\/span> lawmakers,<\/span> including<\/span> those<\/span> who<\/span> have<\/span> previously<\/span> called<\/span> for<\/span> his<\/span> resignation<\/span> and<\/span> impeachment.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>When<\/span> his<\/span> appointment<\/span> was<\/span> confirmed<\/span> in<\/span> February<\/span> 2021,<\/span> he<\/span> became<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> Latino,<\/span> foreign-born<\/span> Director<\/span> of<\/span> Homeland<\/span> Security.<\/span> He<\/span> previously<\/span> served<\/span> as<\/span> Assistant<\/span> Secretary<\/span> of<\/span> State<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> administration<\/span> of<\/span> former<\/span> President<\/span> Barack<\/span> Obama.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Biden<\/span> officials<\/span> say<\/span> the<\/span> rise<\/span> in<\/span> immigration<\/span> is<\/span> a<\/span> hemispheric<\/span> phenomenon<\/span> that<\/span> extends<\/span> beyond<\/span> the<\/span> U.S.-Mexico<\/span> border<\/span> and<\/span> is<\/span> aimed<\/span> at<\/span> creating<\/span> a<\/span> more<\/span> orderly<\/span> immigration<\/span> system.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A<\/span> U.S.<\/span> federal<\/span> judge<\/span> ruled<\/span> last<\/span> week<\/span> that<\/span> a<\/span> pandemic-era<\/span> order<\/span> to<\/span> block<\/span> immigration<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> border<\/span> was<\/span> illegal,<\/span> but<\/span> its<\/span> termination<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> postponed<\/span> until<\/span> Dec.<\/span> 21.<\/span> But<\/span> with<\/span> a<\/span> Republican<\/span> attorney<\/span> general,<\/span> A<\/span> state<\/span> group<\/span> intervened<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> incident<\/span> late<\/span> Monday<\/span> and<\/span> moved<\/span> to<\/span> overturn<\/span> the<\/span> rule.<\/span> Chris<\/span> Magnus,<\/span> the<\/span> former<\/span> commissioner<\/span> of<\/span> U.S.<\/span> Customs<\/span> and<\/span> Border<\/span> Protection,<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Department<\/span> of<\/span> Homeland<\/span> Security,<\/span> resigned<\/span> earlier<\/span> this<\/span> month<\/span> after<\/span> he<\/span> said<\/span> he<\/span> was<\/span> pressured<\/span> by<\/span> Mallorcas<\/span> to<\/span> resign<\/span> or<\/span> be<\/span> fired.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON, Nov 22 (Reuters) -McCarthy, who hopes to be elected Speaker of the House when the new Congress is sworn \u00a0in January, says he will hold congressional hearings at the U.S.-Mexico border after his colleagues take control of the House. added. Force Democrats to directly check the situation on the ground. Ads Scroll to continue […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1948,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[280],"tags":[34,77,159,343,344],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/MCRTHY.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1947"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1947"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1949,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1947\/revisions\/1949"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}