Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) became the first GOP senator to suggest that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas resign in the midst of a surge of illegal border-crossers. “It is clear to me the Biden Administration has lost control of the border. Under its current leadership, it doesn’t have either the will or capability to fix the problem,” Graham said in a statement Thursday. “It is time for DHS Secretary Mayorkas to change course or change jobs.” “The situation is bad and only going to get worse,” he added. “Unless there is immediate and drastic change, the worst is yet to come—by far.” On Wednesday, Mayorkas testified in front of Congress about the surge and defended the White House’s response to the situation while refusing to call it a crisis as Republicans and some Democratic lawmakers have asserted. The Biden administration has also been criticized for using mixed-messaging. …
Mayorkas Has ‘Lost Control’: Lindsey Graham First Senator to Suggest DHS Chief Leave Office Amid Border Surge
March 18, 2021
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