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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.
Republicans Blast Mayorkas Budget ‘Slush Fund’ to Process Illegal Immigrants
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
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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4/16/2024|Updated: 4/16/2024
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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.
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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Darlene McCormick Sanchez is an Epoch Times reporter who covers border security and immigration, election integrity, and Texas politics. Ms. McCormick Sanchez has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Waco Tribune Herald, Tampa Tribune, and Waterbury Republican-American. She was a finalist for a Pulitzer prize for investigative reporting.
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