Staff Reports
The House Republicans are fired up and ready to take some action against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. They’re not messing around. Representatives Jim Jordan, Tim McClintock, and Ben Cline have had it up to here with Mayorkas evading their requests for information on that no-good Venezuelan illegal immigrant Jose Ibarra. The guy’s been arrested for the murder of nursing student Laken Riley, and the Democrats are trying to sweep it under the rug. Can you believe it?
Riley was just out for a run at the University of Georgia when she was abducted and killed on February 22. The very next day, they caught Ibarra for the heinous crime. And get this, he wasn’t even supposed to be in the United States! Guy crossed the border illegally in 2022 and was released into our country. Sounds like a recipe for disaster, if you ask these Republicans.
These lawmakers are onto something here. They sent Mayorkas a letter, warning him that if he keeps dodging their requests for info on Ibarra’s shady past, they’ll have no choice but to slap him with a subpoena. That’s right, they’re not playing games. The Biden administration needs to start taking this seriously.
The Republicans are fuming over the fact that Ibarra was allegedly a member of a Venezuelan gang called Tren de Aragua. They’re questioning whether federal authorities even knew about his gang ties. It’s absolutely outrageous! And to make matters worse, the Biden administration’s policies supposedly let Ibarra roam free until he committed a “serious crime.” Well, isn’t murder considered pretty serious? The Republicans sure think so.
But it doesn’t stop there. These House Republicans first asked for information about Ibarra on February 27, and they’re still waiting. They’ve given Mayorkas a two-week deadline to hand over Ibarra’s file, or else they’ll have no choice but to subpoena him. And if you thought that was the end of it, think again. Chairman Jordan isn’t messing around. He’s already subpoenaed Mayorkas for a laundry list of documents, communications, and data related to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Goodness gracious, this is heating up!
In fact, things are so serious that the House actually voted to impeach Mayorkas on two counts in mid-February. But guess what? The Senate, controlled by those pesky Democrats, doesn’t seem too keen on holding a full trial. It’s like they’re giving him a free pass! The Republicans are not about to let that happen.
So, there you have it. The House Republicans are making it crystal clear that they’re not backing down. Mayorkas better start cooperating, or else they’ll come down on him like a ton of bricks. It’s about time someone held these bureaucrats accountable!
