While carrying out the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, House Republicans argue that President Biden and his administration already have the authority to fix much of the problems at the border but are instead deferring to a divided Congress to pass a compromise bill.
President Biden said that “I’ve done all I can do. Just give me the power. I’ve asked from the very day I got into office,” the 81-year-old president told a reporter on the White House lawn as he departed for a fundraising jaunt to South Florida, reported The New York Post.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, retorted by writing on X that “That is simply untrue. He’s either lying or misinformed.”
Challenging Biden’s assertion that absent more authority his hands are tied, Johnson also said “Here are just a few of the authorities at his disposal – if only he would use them: Presidential Authority to Restrict Entry 212(f), Expedited Removal 235(b)(1), Discretionary Detention Authority 236(a), Mandatory Detention 236(c),” wrote on X. “No more excuses,” he concluded.