The House’s top Republican is seeking a trial in Capitol Hill over the crisis between the United States and Mexico – and wants a key Biden administration official to testify.
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, a panel member in the panel, announced his wishes in a letter to committee chairman U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, DN.Y.
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Jordan said Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who has traveled to the border several times, including a recent visit to Texas, should appear during the trial and answer questions from lawmakers, the report said.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks in Washington on March 1, 2021. (Getty Images)
“Neither President Biden nor Vice President Harris have yet to travel to the border,” Jordan noted in the letter, according to the station. “Vice President Harris, who has appointed President Biden as the point to address the crisis, even laughed when asked if she intended to visit the border.”
“Vice President Harris … laughs when asked if she intends to visit the border.”
The Republican noted that previous GOP attempts to arrange such a trial had been denied. The judicial panel has yet to hold a full panel meeting since Biden took office, the station reported.
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Last week, Mayorkas traveled to El Paso, Texas, where he met with a group of border region sheriffs regarding issues surrounding migrants.
But on Wednesday, Sheriff Mark Dannels of Cochise County, Arizona, told Fox News that Mayorkas had already broken a promise to hold weekly meetings with border sheriffs about the crisis.