Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Thursday that a “record number” of illegal immigrants have been deported from the United States under the Biden administration.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted just 142,580 deportations in fiscal year 2023, while Border Patrol recorded more than 2 million illegal southern border crossings, according to agency data. . The House Homeland Security Committee hearing The title for January 10th was “Chaos at the Center: The Impact of Mayorkas' Failed Leadership on the States.'' (Related: DCNF reporter discusses showdown with Mallorca over record number of immigrants admitted to US)
“We returned or removed a record number of individuals,” Mayorkas told Fox News host Bret Baier on Thursday. “We are enforcing the laws that Congress passed.”
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Approximately 380,000 illegal immigrants were encountered at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2024 fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1. according to Based on data released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) following 2,045,838 cases in fiscal year 2023, 2,206,436 cases in fiscal year 2022, and 1,659,206 cases in fiscal year 2021.
According to the data, 69,902 people deported by ICE in fiscal year 2023 had charges or prior convictions for criminal activity, and an additional 139 were known or suspected of being terrorists.
“Since the end of Title 42, we have deported or expelled more than 470,000 people, and we are, in fact, enforcing the laws that Congress passed,” Mayorkas argued. “The only issue on which there was unanimous agreement is that our system is broken and we need to change our laws. That's the only thing everyone agrees on.”
The Daily Caller News Foundation obtained an April 2023 email outlining how the Biden administration has curtailed the vetting process for illegal immigrants from the People's Republic of China.
“We're asking for more tools and resources, and we're asking Congress to fix a fundamentally broken system,” Mayorkas said. “Our dedication to this effort is tireless and relentless.”
There is tension between Congressional Republicans and the White House over HR2, the House Republicans' border security bill.
Congressional Republicans have pushed for HR2's language to be included in legislation providing foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, but the Biden administration and Congressional Democrats have balked. The House of Representatives passed HR2, the Border Security Act, by a vote of 219 to 213. Vote May 11th.
Some House Republicans are calling for Mayorkas to be impeached. One resolution, sponsored by Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, was defeated on November 13th.
House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Greene will lead the impeachment process against Mayorkas, starting with a hearing on January 10th.
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