Fox’s first appearance: Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is under intense scrutiny following news that two foreign nationals from Jordan attempted to infiltrate Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia posing as delivery drivers. There is.
“Explain how they came to the United States. Were they here illegally? Are either of them on a terrorist watch list?” Lindsey, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee – Mr. Graham (RS.C.) questioned Mr. Mayorkas in his letter and also requested the current status of the individual.
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Lindsey Graham requested detailed information from the DHS section regarding the attempted breach of Quantico. Mayorkas. (Getty Images)
The two foreigners arrived in a truck earlier this month, claiming to be delivery drivers and seeking entry into Quantico. After being taken to a detention area, they tried to move further toward the Marine Corps base, but were blocked by police.
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Following the incident, these individuals were turned over into the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
ICE Acting Director Patrick Reckleitner previously told Fox News Digital that the alien was in the process of being removed.
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These people were turned over to ICE. (John Moore/Getty Images, Photo: Matthew Cavanaugh/Getty Images)
Mr. Graham urged Mr. Mayorkas to take immediate action and asked for more information about the Jordanian nationals’ “background and intentions.”
According to ranking members, “This ensures that incidents of this nature do not occur in isolation and allows us to make informed decisions about how to respond to recurring threats to national security. It will become like this.”
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Mr. Mayorkas was impeached by the House of Representatives. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
DHS has not provided comment to Fox News Digital.
Republican lawmakers are increasingly warning that vulnerabilities at the U.S. southern border pose a security threat, pointing to the high number of people crossing the border illegally from around the world. Some have warned that relatively free illegal immigration to the United States could lead to another terrorist attack similar to September 11, 2001.
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The House made history by impeaching Mayorkas earlier this year, making him the second Cabinet member to suffer that fate.
But the Democratic majority in the Senate blocked the impeachment trial from proceeding, allowing the DHS secretary to avoid pursuing it.
