Senator Josh Hawley tore DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas a new one during a committee hearing about the murder of Laken Riley, a student at the University of Georgia whose accused murderer is an illegal alien.
Not surprisingly, Mayorkas refused to talk about the case, claiming he was unable to because it was still under investigation - as if confirming details about the illegal alien in question would in any way jeopardize the investigation he probably doesn’t even care about regardless. In reality, Mayorkas just didn’t want to reveal any details that would prove how completely preventable this tragedy was.
Hawley fired back at Mayorkas’ refusal to answer:
Of course you don’t want to [answer], because it is an absolutely damning indictment of your policies. So let’s just review Jose Ibarra [Laken Riley’s accused murderer] - he came to be here on September the 8th, 2022. He was encountered by United States Border Patrol in El Paso, Texas, and was paroled into the United States due to lack of detention capacity.
A provision, a rule that is not permitted under the statute. You and I both know you know this. You knew it when you were talking to Congressman Bishop. You knew it when you were testifying to Senator Barrett, and you know it today. You just never wanted to cop to it because the statute doesn’t permit it. And so you lied to Congressman [Dan] Bishop, and you lied to Senator [Katie] Britt, and now you are hiding behind the ongoing prosecution excuse, because it’s the last one left to you because you testified falsely under oath.
Then on July 19th, 2023, Ibarra reports for a biometric appointment and was fingerprinted. This is now in New York. The results come back and indicate he has a criminal history. So he’s in this country. He has a criminal history. September 14th, he is arrested in New York by NYPD. For what? Injuring a child? September 14th, 2023 he is arrested for injuring a child. What happens? The offense was never prosecuted and the arrest was expunged. I’m reading right out of the profile. Expunged. Nothing is done to this guy. He had a criminal record to start with. He’s in the country on illegal grounds. You have falsely and illegally allowed him in. He commits a crime against a child. He’s not prosecuted. It’s expunged in November. Get this. In November, Ibarra files an application for employment authorization. And unbelievably, on December the 9th, 2023, it’s approved. So this is your policies and action, Mr. Secretary.
Mayorkas only replied to claim that Hawley had misstated some of the facts - of which he couldn’t give a single example.
Watch the full grilling below:
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