House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) on Wednesday accused President Biden of “total insanity” over his administration’s handling of immigration policy, calling it a “clear and present danger” to the United States unless the immigration crisis ends. I was warned that there would be.
“There is a catastrophe occurring on our southern border,” Mr Johnson said in his first full House of Commons address, almost 100 days after winning the speaker’s gavel in October. “From Texas to New York, a wave of illegal immigration is now overwhelming our communities.”
Johnson’s speech highlighted the record number of border crossings under the Biden administration, the spike in fentanyl overdose deaths, and the arrest of 361 illegal immigrants, as well as the arrest of “vulnerable women” by Mexican cartels. It also revealed the human trafficking of children and children. on the terrorist watch list.
Johnson cited FBI Director Christopher Wray’s testimony to Congress about the 1.5 million “fugitives” who evaded detection upon entering the United States under Biden’s watch, saying, “The situation at our southern border is critical to our national security. presents a clear and present danger to security.”
Johnson said it could be 10 years before a court hearing to determine immigration status is held, but about the same amount of people are being released into the country on humanitarian parole to wait this out. It is said that
U.S. Customs and Border Protection encountered the following situation: Over 7 million He added that there has been an increase in migrants at the southern border since Biden took office in January 2021, adding that “out of the 50 states, 35 states, including my home state of Louisiana, don’t have very large populations.” he pointed out.
“Ninety-five percent of drug overdoses in New Orleans are caused by fentanyl,” Johnson said. “Just last week in Louisiana, a precious 2-year-old was found dead with fentanyl in his system.”
“Where the hell is Secretary Mayorkas?” Biden acknowledged earlier this month that the Obama administration “detained 82% of illegal aliens,” while 85% of immigrants were subsequently released into the United States. he asked, referring to the administration’s Secretary of Homeland Security.
The numbers are based on discussions Mr. Mayorkas had with Border Patrol agents earlier this month in Eagle Pass, Texas, but Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council, told the Post on Wednesday that Mr. Mayorkas said He said that he was present at the meeting and that the chief minister actually made the remarks. He said this number is “more than 85%.”
The House Homeland Security Committee voted early Wednesday morning to advance two articles of impeachment against Mayorkas to the floor, with Johnson saying in a speech that the chamber would “move quickly” to pass them. He said it was likely to be passed as early as next week. .
Johnson also accused Biden of reversing several Trump administration policies that allowed for the immediate expulsion of some migrants and forced others to wait their asylum court dates in Mexico.
Meanwhile, Democratic leaders in major U.S. cities have had to scramble to provide food, housing and education to a historic influx of immigrants, leading New York City Mayor Eric Adams to directly attack Biden. Ta.
“America’s schoolchildren are being forced into virtual school. Why? So immigrants can sleep in school buildings,” Johnson said earlier this month after sending students home and forcing immigrants into gyms. He gave the example of a high school in Brooklyn that was evacuated overnight.
“We are an overcrowded city, we have a housing crisis to begin with, we have a large homeless population to begin with,” Staten Island Republican Rep. Malliotakis told the Post.
“If the mayor doesn’t stop misinterpreting the Right to Refuge Act, [Senate Majority Leader Chuck] Mr. Schumer has not actually passed any legislation to secure the border, and the president has refused to rescind the executive order. I am concerned that every park, every school, every assisted living facility is being taken away by the public as housing for people who have paid the cartels. It costs thousands of dollars to get here. ”
During a recent visit to the border, the Speaker learned that cartels are making up to $3.5 million a day trafficking immigrants, especially undocumented children, and that amount is more than $1 billion a year. He said he knew he was going up.
“This is pure insanity and destroys the safety of our community,” he said. “President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas planned this disaster.”
“I’ve done everything I can,” Biden, 81, declared Tuesday on the South Lawn.
“Just give me strength. I’ve been asking you this since the day I took office,” he told reporters. “Give me the Border Patrol. Give me the people, give me the judges. Give me the people who can stop this and make it work properly.”
But Johnson said he called the president with several solutions, including immediately restricting entry to illegal aliens under the Immigration and Nationality Act, a decision the Obama administration has made at least 19 times.
He also dismissed ongoing negotiations over a $106 billion national security package that includes changes to border policy, with a leaked draft bill showing that up to 5,000 migrants per day would still be allowed. He said that
“That number should be zero,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson said of the proposed bill.
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) told reporters Wednesday that the bill would be “killed on arrival” in the House.
“I can say with confidence that Border Patrol agents want him to be impeached,” Judd added during a roundtable with Republican lawmakers Wednesday afternoon.
“He said the mere act of being in this country is not sufficient for enforcement. That’s what he meant,” Judd said of Mayorkas. “All you have to do is look at the people who don’t appear in court, which means they violate the rules of release and he has a duty to pursue those people, but Rather, it is a violation of the law.
“If we do not impeach him, we will be allowing him to get away with encouraging cartels to continue promoting our services around the world. Our government must be held accountable. I have to.”
