GOP Panel Chair Demands Action to Fix ‘Dire’ Border Situation

Illegal immigrants, mostly of Venezuelan origin, attempt to forcibly cross into the United States at the Paso del Norte International Bridge in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico, on March 12, 2023. Herika Martinez/AFP via Getty Images

ORLANDO, Fla.—House Republicans will redouble their efforts this spring and summer to convince the Democrat-held Senate to adopt eight proposed immigration reform measures that are matriculating through the lower chamber, two key GOP committee chairs affirmed March 20.

While that’s not necessarily breaking news, Homeland Security Committee Chair Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) and Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) made it clear they want a head to roll—Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.