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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
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Full Committee Hearing to Examine Secretary Mayorkas’ Dereliction of Duty
Wednesday, June 14 at 10:00 AM ET, the House Committee on Homeland Security, led by Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN), will hold a Full Committee hearing to kick off an investigation into Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ dereliction of duty.
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Press Conference Advisory: Chairman Green & Homeland Members to Announce Investigation into Secretary Mayorkas
House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN), joined by Members of the House Committee on Homeland Security, will hold a press conference tomorrow to announce the Committee’s oversight investigation into Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’s dereliction of duty. Details are as follows:
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Chairman Green Slams Mayorkas’ Border Crisis Shell Game
“Secretary Mayorkas never had a plan to secure our border or end this crisis; he just had a scheme to hide it in plain sight.”
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Chairman Green: “Alejandro Mayorkas Has Been Derelict in His Duty as the United States Secretary of Homeland Security”
House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) delivered the following opening remarks during a full committee hearing that launched an investigation into Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ dereliction of duty.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: D’Esposito Announces Subcommittee Hearing on the Future of FEMA With Administrator Criswell
Today, House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology Chairman Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY) announced a hearing next Tuesday, June 13, at 10:00 AM ET to hear from Administrator Criswell regarding her vision for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) moving forward and to examine President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget request for FEMA.
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Subcommittee Chair Pfluger: We Cannot Allow Criminal Cartels to Operate With Impunity
Today, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement during a hearing to examine the threats posed to the U.S. homeland by transnational criminal organizations (TCOs).
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Pfluger Announces Hearing on Transnational Criminal Organizations
House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX) announced a hearing next Wednesday, June 7, at 2:00 PM ET to examine the threats posed to the U.S. homeland by transnational criminal organizations (TCOs).
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Higgins to Lead Subcommittee Hearing on Biden Admin’s Failure to Prepare for the End of Title 42
Tomorrow, Tuesday, June 6 at 2:00 PM ET, the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement will hold a hearing, led by Chairman Clay Higgins (R-LA), to examine the Biden administration’s failure to prepare for the end of Title 42 on May 11.DETAILS: WHAT: A Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement hearing entitled, “Examining DHS’ Failure to Prepare for the Termination of Title 42.” DATE: Tuesday, June 6, 2023 TIME: 2:00 PM ET LOCATION: 310 Cannon House Office Building WITNESSES: Benjamine “Carry” Huffman Acting Deputy Commissioner, Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Blas Nuñez-Neto Assistant Secretary for Border and Immigration Policy, Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Witness testimony can be found here. The hearing will be open to the public and press. Press must be congressionally credentialed and must RSVP by Monday, June 5 at 6pm ET.
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TOMORROW AT 2PM: Pfluger to Lead Subcommittee Hearing on Transnational Criminal Organizations
Tomorrow, Wednesday, June 7 at 2:00 PM ET, the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence, led by Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX), will hold a hearing to examine the threats posed to the U.S. homeland by transnational criminal organizations (TCOs).
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Chairmen Green, Garbarino Statement on Compromise of U.S. Critical Infrastructure by Chinese State-Sponsored Hackers
Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) and Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Chairman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) released the following statement on Chinese state-sponsored hackers, code-named Volt Typhoon, compromising U.S. critical infrastructure for surveillance purposes as detailed in a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory by the National Security Agency (NSA), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and international partner agencies:
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Chairman Green Statement on Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz
Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) released the following statement on the announced retirement of U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz:
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Hearing Confirms CCP Threat to U.S. Intellectual Property, Critical Infrastructure
This week, the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence, led by Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX), held a hearing to assess the U.S. homeland’s vulnerabilities to Chinese Communist Party (CCP) aggression, featuring testimony from Iranga Kahangama, the Assistant Secretary for Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk and Resilience at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); Tyrone Durham, the Acting Director of the Nation State Threats Center at DHS; and Jill Murphy, the Deputy Assistant Director of Counterintelligence at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Their written testimony can be found here. Read highlights of the hearing below.
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Homeland Republicans Probe Admin Handling of Afghan, Pakistani Nationals on Terrorist Watchlist Crossing Southwest Border
This week, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN), Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX), and Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement Chairman Clay Higgins (R-LA) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray investigating the reported arrests of an Afghan national and a Pakistani national on the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB), who were apprehended illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border on May 10 and May 12, 2023, respectively
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Homeland Security Republicans Request Admin Briefing on Threats Posed by CCP to ICT Supply Chain
Today, House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Chairman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) and Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX) sent a letter to Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Jen Easterly requesting a briefing on the threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to the information and communications technology (ICT) supply chain. Specifically, the letter requests more information regarding CISA’s efforts through the Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC) to protect against the CCP’s use of source code in infiltrating and maintaining access to ICT supply chains. Today’s letter follows previous letters by Members of the Committee regarding threats posed to the U.S. ICT supply chain and preceded a Subcommittee hearing today on the CCP’s numerous threats to the homeland, featuring testimony from government witnesses.
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Pfluger: We Must Confront The CCP’s “Grave Security Threat” to the Homeland Together
Today, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX) delivered the following opening remarks in a hearing to assess the U.S. homeland’s vulnerabilities to Chinese Communist Party (CCP) aggression.
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Chairmen Green, Comer, Jordan Investigate Biden Admin’s Handling of Suspected Terrorists Crossing U.S.-Mexico Border
Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN), Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY), and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas investigating how DHS is handling the elevated national security risk presented by an increasing number of known or suspected terrorists illegally crossing our Southwest border, which has risen to 96 encounters this fiscal year alone. In a letter, the Committee chairs seek documents and information, including the alien files of those apprehended on the border with terrorist ties.
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NEWSLETTER: What We’ve Learned From Law Enforcement This Year
As the end of National Police Week nears, the House Committee on Homeland Security gives our sincerest gratitude to the men and women of law enforcement who have generously shared their time, expertise, and firsthand experiences with the Committee Members and staff. In addition to the below activity, Homeland Security Republicans are grateful to have received numerous briefings and staff site visits with law enforcement personnel. Our homeland is safer because of their courage and dedication to public service.
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FACTSHEET: Illegal Crossings of the Southwest Border Increased in April Ahead of Title 42’s End
With encounters on the rise last month compared to March, it is clear that human smugglers, gangs, criminals, and those on the terrorist watchlists knew the Biden administration had no plan to address the upcoming influx once Title 42 enforcement ended in May. The Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data contradicts Secretary Mayorkas’ own bold claim, which he made before this very Committee, that the border was, in fact, “secure.”
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Pfluger Announces Subcommittee Hearing on Combating CCP Aggression With DHS, FBI Witnesses
Today, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX) announced a hearing next week to assess the U.S. homeland’s vulnerabilities to Chinese Communist Party (CCP) aggression, featuring testimony from government officials. This hearing will follow a March hearing on mitigating CCP threats to the homeland, which included testimony from national security experts.