Republicans Blast Mayorkas Budget ‘Slush Fund’ to Process Illegal Immigrants

Homeland Security Committee members split along party lines on whether the secretary should be impeached.

Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Alejandro Mayorkas is sworn in ahead of testifying before the House Committee on Homeland Security concerning his 2025 budget request in Washington on April 16, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas defended his $108 billion 2025 budget request today in an appearance before the same House committee that recommended his impeachment.

Republican members of the House Homeland Security Committee grilled the secretary on April 16 concerning his proposal to slice $250 million from the Border Security Operations budget while setting up a “slush fund” of $4.7 billion to facilitate illegal immigration.