Oversight of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Date:

Wed, 07/26/2023 - 10:00 AM

Location:

2141 RHOB

Witnesses

Panel 1

The Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas

Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Mayorkas Biography

Mayorkas Testimony

Meeting Documents

An article from Fox News titled Mayorkas testifies DHS is creating Disinformation Governance Board published April 27, 2022, submitted for the Record by Mr. Johnson of LA.

A document titled Public Statement on the Hunter Biden Emails dated October 19, 2020, submitted for the Record by Mr. Johnson of LA.

An article from the Guardian titled US halts appointments using migrant phone app at Texas border crossing published June 13, 2023, submitted for the Record by Mr. Gaetz of FL.

An article from AP News titled US halts asylum appointments at Texas crossing after extortion warnings published June 12, 2023, submitted for the Record by Mr. Gaetz of FL.

An article from Reuters titled U.S. suspends asylum appointments in Texas border city after extortion reports published June 12, 2023, submitted for the Record by the Record by Mr. Gaetz of FL.

Remarks by President Biden and Vice President Harris in a Meeting on Immigration on March 24, 2021, submitted for the Record by Mr. Hunt of TX.

A fact sheet titled Quick Facts: Fentanyl Trafficking Offenses published by the United States Sentencing Commission, submitted for the Record by Mr. Johnson of GA.

An article from Politico titled The migrant crisis that still hasnt arrived published on May 23, 2023, submitted for the Record by Ms. Jayapal of WA.

An article from The New York Times titled Burning Cell Towers, Out of Baseless Fear They Spread the Virus published April 10, 2020, submitted for the Record by Ms. Jayapal of WA.

An article from The New York Times titled Lawyers Say Helping Asylum Seekers in Border Custody Is Nearly Impossible published July 22, 2023, submitted for the Record by Ms. Scanlon of PA.

A graph titled Border Apprehensions, October 2015 through June 2023 from the American Immigration Council, submitted for the Record by Ms. Escobar of TX.

A document from the Department of Homeland Security titled (U//FOUO) 0900 CETC SITREP: Violence Across Multiple U.S. Cities dated June 2, 2020, submitted for the Record by Ms. Bush of MO.

An article from Gizmodo titled Homeland Security Admits It Tends to Manufacture Fake Terrorism for Trump dated November 5, 2022, submitted for the Record by Ms. Bush of MO.

A bulletin from the National Terrorism Advisory System titled Summary of Terrorism Related Threat to the United States dated May 24, 2023, submitted for the Record by Ms. Bush of MO.

A document titled DHS Intelligence Report Cribs Andy Ngo Article, submitted for the Record by Ms. Bush of MO.

An article from Justsecurity.org titled DHSs Newest Target: Atlanta Cop City Activists dated June 13, 2023, submitted for the Record by Ms. Bush of MO.

A State Warrant and Mittimus filed on December 15, 2022 by the Clerk of Superior Court of DeKalb County, submitted for the Record by Ms. Bush of MO.

An article from CBS News titled Texas trooper alleges inhumane treatment of migrants by state officials along southern border dated July 18, 2023, submitted by Ms. Jackson Lee of TX.

An article from the Washington Post titled Southern border eerily quiet after policy shift asylum seekers dated July 12, 2023, submitted by Ms. Jackson Lee of TX.

An article from the Houston Chronicle titled Exclusive: Texas troopers told to push children into Rio Grande, deny water to migrants, records say dated July 17, 2023, submitted by Ms. Jackson Lee of TX.

A statement from Ms. Jackson Lee, submitted by Ms. Jackson Lee of TX.

Data from an OBP Report titled U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement dated July 16, 2023, submitted by Ms. Balint of VT.

An article from The Heritage Foundation titled Tracking Movement of Illegal Aliens From NGOs to the U.S. Interior dated December 5, 2022, submitted for the Record by Mr. Nehls of TX.

Questions for Secretary Mayorkas, submitted for the Record by Members

Subcommittees

Responsiveness and Accountability to Oversight (118th Congress)

Issues: Border Security Government Oversight Immigration National Security Terrorism