House Homeland Security Committee

10.1 Million Border Encounters Under Biden-Harris, Says House Committee

A factsheet report released by the House Committee on Homeland Security Republicans this week highlighted the more than 170,000 nationwide migrant encounters in July. According to the committee factsheet released on Wednesday, the total of nationwide encounters under the Biden-Harris administration climbed to 10.1 million. That total did not include the roughly two million known got-aways recorded by CBP since the start of fiscal year 2021.

Biden-Harris Allow 10 Million Migrants into US (Randy Clark/Breitbart Texas)

House Republicans Press DHS Chief Mayorkas on How ISIS-Linked Migrants Got into U.S.

House Republicans on the Homeland Security Committee are pressing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, as well as Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray, to release details regarding eight migrant men — linked to the Islamic State (ISIS) who were arrested in the United States after having successfully crossing the southern border.

Alejandro Mayorkas, secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in the East

DHS Secretary Mayorkas Skips House Impeachment Committee, Too Busy to Testify at Hearing

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas refused a request from the House Committee on Homeland Security to appear on Thursday to answer questions regarding his handling of the migration crisis along the southwest border. According to a statement by Committee Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN), Mayorkas thumbed his nose at the latest request to appear before the committee, citing commitments to meet with a delegation of Mexican cabinet members next week.

Tom Green -- Alejandro Mayorkas / Getty Images

Sec. Mayorkas to Visit Texas Border on Eve of House Impeachment Proceedings

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will visit the border region with a quick stop in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Monday — just two days before he is slated to appear for impeachment proceedings before the House Committee on Homeland Security. Mayorkas visit will include meetings with local officials, Customs and Border Protection staff members, and Border Patrol officials from the Del Rio Sector.

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to visit Eagle Pass, Texas, on eve of impeachment hearing

CBP Sneaks Out Report of 191K Migrant Apprehensions on Friday Before Christmas

Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 191,000 migrants who crossed the border between ports of entry in November, according to a report released on the Friday afternoon before the Christmas extended weekend. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) sharply criticized the Department of Homeland Security for what he described as the late release of the numbers.

November Migrant Apprehensions Report (Photos: Breitbart Texas and U.S. Border Patrol)

Watch Live: GOP Holds Hearing at the Border

The House Committee on Homeland Security is holding a hearing at the Texas border today, featuring border officials who understand how President Joe Biden is allowing a flood of migrants to pour into the United States.

Mark Green - field hearing