Chairman Green & Homeland Security Members Announce Release of Preliminary Report on Secretary Mayorkas’ Dereliction of Duty

Committee lays out case for investigation and causes, costs, and consequences of Mayorkas’ border crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN), joined by the Members of the Committee on Homeland Security, released a preliminary report outlining why an oversight investigation into the conduct of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is necessary, and presenting the facts of the unprecedented crisis at not just our Southwest border, but our maritime and Northern borders. At 10:00 AM ET today, the Committee will launch the investigation with a full Committee hearing examining how Secretary Mayorkas has been derelict in his duty as Secretary of DHS, how his dereliction is responsible for the crisis, and some of the costs and consequences the crisis has forced on all Americans.

“In just over two years of Secretary Mayorkas’ leadership, the number of encounters at our Southwest border has doubled compared to the previous administration. More than 1.5 million known gotaways have entered our country. The drug cartels control our Southwest border and are flooding our communities with fentanyl,” Chairman Green said. “This is not a coincidence—this is a dereliction of duty. As the Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas swore an oath to the Constitution and to faithfully discharge the duties of his office. But as the Committee has learned time and time again through witness testimony and firsthand insight from the frontlines of this crisis, the American people have been forced to face the devastating costs of his failure. There is no question that Secretary Mayorkas is the chief architect of the open borders policies that got us here, and it is crucial that this Committee fulfills its congressional oversight duties and leaves no stone unturned in its efforts to get the facts. This preliminary report is just the first step to get to the bottom of this crisis, demonstrate why this Committee’s investigation is necessary, and shine a light on the intentionally reckless policy decisions that have created the worst border crisis in American history.”

Read the full preliminary report here.