Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Says He Has No Plans to Resign Amid Border Crisis

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a joint news conference with Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard and Mexican Security Secretary Rosa Icela Rodriguez at the State Department in Washington on Oct. 13, 2022. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday said he has no plans to resign amid mounting criticism over his handling of the immigration crisis at the U.S.–Mexico border.

Republican lawmakers pressed Mayorkas about a potential resignation during a hearing before the House Homeland Security Committee.