Chairman Green Announces Field Hearing in McAllen, Texas to Examine Secretary Mayorkas’ Border Crisis as “Failure By Design”

WASHINGTON, DC — Next week, Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) will host the first Full Committee field hearing in McAllen, Texas to examine the direct link between President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas’ reckless border policies and the unprecedented crisis at our Southwest border.

“Over the course of two years and a record number of illegal encounters on the Southwest border, Democrats in Washington refused to listen to the communities on the frontlines of this unprecedented crisis, which have been hit hardest by this administration’s reckless border policies,” said Chairman Green. “This crisis sits squarely on the shoulders of Secretary Mayorkas, as he has failed to uphold his duties as the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and has continued to lie to the American people regarding his operational control of the border. But accountability is coming. The Homeland Security Committee is leaving the Beltway and heading to the border in order to hear firsthand testimony on the devastating impacts of Mayorkas’ dereliction of duty and to properly address this crisis as the single-most immediate threat to our homeland security.”

Full Committee Field Hearing Entitled, “Failure By Design: Examining Secretary Mayorkas’ Border Crisis.”

DETAILS:

WHAT: A Full Committee field hearing to examine the direct link between President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas’ reckless border policies and the unprecedented crisis at the Southwest border.

DATE: Wednesday, March 15, 2023

TIME: 9:15 AM CT

LOCATION: South Texas College, Regional Center for Public Safety Excellence (RCPSE) 3901 S. Cage Blvd. Pharr, TX 78577

WITNESSES: 

Panel 1
The Honorable Raul L. Ortiz, Chief of the United States Border Patrol

Additional witnesses may be announced later this week and are by invitation only.

Panel 2
Witnesses will be announced later this week and are by invitation only.

NOTE: A media availability will immediately follow the hearing.

The hearing will be livestreamed online at www.youtube.com/HomelandSecurity.

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