Tennessee Congressman John Rose (R-TN-06) called for U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to be removed from office via resignation or impeachment on Tuesday.
Congressman Rose’s demand follows reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are planning to bus illegal immigrants to Tennessee this week.
“Secretary Mayorkas should do the honorable thing and resign. If he does not, then he must be impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives,” Rose said. “Countless times, Secretary Mayorkas has failed to uphold his oath of office to support and defend the U.S. Constitution.”
Rose added, “Approximately 175 Americans die every day from Fentanyl coming across our southern border, and he—along with the Biden Administration’s so-called “Border Czar” Vice-President Harris—have done nothing but hold the door open as illegal immigrants flood our border and overwhelm our legal immigration process.”
Rose has previously called for the resignation of Mayorkas, citing his “failures to lead the department and gross negligence when enforcing federal immigration laws.”
On Tuesday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced in a press release that his office was notified Monday evening that “ICE facilities in New Orleans are scheduled to begin transporting an unknown number of single adult detainees to Tennessee this week to await court proceedings.”
We’ve been informed by ICE that they plan to release single adult detainees into TN while they await court proceedings. This is irresponsible & a threat to the safety of Tennesseans. https://t.co/L0Jl5UsL7F
— Gov. Bill Lee (@GovBillLee) December 20, 2022
In response, Lee demanded that the Biden administration “reverse their plan for detainee relocation” and added that the state is “discussing options” with Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and Tennessee Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty on how to administer the incoming detainees.
Skrmetti released a statement Tuesday afternoon, saying in part, “Tennesseans should not be forced to bear the burden of the federal government’s ongoing failure to secure the border […] The lack of appropriate notice and the lack of transparency by both the federal government and its local partners means we must work quickly, but we are committed to ensuring the safety of Tennessee’s citizens.”
The Attorney General's Office joins @GovBillLee and our federal delegation in demanding the administration abandon their plan to release detainees into our state.
— TN Attorney General (@AGTennessee) December 20, 2022
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network.
Photo “John Rose” by United States Congress. Photo “Alejandro Mayorkas” by U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Photo “United States Capitol Building” by Noclip.
