Republican Leader McCarthy Calls on Homeland Security Secretary to Resign Over Border Issues
Appearing with Republicans in El Paso, Texas, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday called on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign over failure to secure the southern border.If Mayorkas does not resign, McCarthy warned, House Republicans will investigate him and his department to determine whether to launch impeachment proceedings.Specifically, McCarthy pointed to recent suicides by Border Patrol agents; the Biden administration's decision to end the "Remain in Mexico" policy, a Trump-era program designed to restrict immigration at the southern border; and Biden's efforts to end Title 42, a Trump-era Covid policy that allowed authorities to limit the border…
