Republican attorneys general call for DHS secretary’s resignation

More than a dozen Republican state attorneys general wrote to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday demanding his “immediate resignation.”

Led by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody (R), the attorneys general’s letter accused Mayorkas of “purposely taken repeated actions impairing the safety and security of Americans.”

“As you publicly boast about your abject refusal to enforce the laws enacted by Congress to keep us safe, our southwest border is a disaster and our nation is on the verge of a national security crisis,” the letter read.

The letter specifically pointed to the amount of fentanyl seized at the border between the time Mayorkas took office and December 2021, claiming it was enough to “kill every man, woman, and child in our country SIX TIMES over—an increase of over 30 percent since before you took office.”

It also cited an uptick in sex offenders arrested entering the country in the last year, as well as falling deportation numbers since 2020.

Other signatories of the letter included the state attorneys general of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Montana, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.

“Americans have died because of your failure to obey the law and do your solemn duty. More Americans will unnecessarily die and suffer for as long as you remain as Secretary,” the attorneys general wrote. “You must resign immediately.”

The Hill has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for a response to the letter.