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Mike Braun: I come to the floor this evening because we have some serious business ahead of us soon. For Laken Riley, Ruby Garcia…

On the recordApril 8, 2024
I come to the floor this evening because we have some serious business ahead of us soon. For Laken Riley, Ruby Garcia, and the countless Americans who have died from fentanyl, the Senate must hold a full impeachment trial for Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Secretary Mayorkas is breaking the law every day he releases illegal immigrants into the United States. The Department of Homeland Security is required under law to detain these immigrants. Biden and Mayorkas's catch-and-release policy releases illegal aliens into the United States without even issuing a notice to appear for immigration proceedings. Secretary Mayorkas is the most important player in President Biden's open border agenda, but we must first remember it is the President who is calling the shots. President Biden took the actions that opened our border. On day one, he personally stopped construction of the wall. He alone signed the Executive order to allow illegals to be counted in the census to decide how large congressional districts are. This is a direct attack on our most important democratic institution. It was President Biden who ended the ``Remain in Mexico'' policy, leading to millions released into our communities. It was a criminal coward who killed Laken Riley, but it was President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas who welcomed him into the country. It was sanctuary city policies that kept him here. Laken Riley's death was a complete failure of our government to protect our own citizens.…
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Mike Braun
Republican · Indiana
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Apr 8, 2024

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