The admonition came two weeks after Mayorkas made a surreal appearance before the committee, ducking GOP lawmakers’ questions about everything from terrorism suspects at the border to illegal immigrants accused of murdering American citizens.
The Republicans said they have been asking since April 28, 2022, about how the department has handled the record number of illegal immigrants caught sneaking across the southern border whose identities trigger hits in the terrorist watchlist.
Mr. Mayorkas said last month that the immigrants are “detained” and are a “priority” for deportation, but he has not provided data showing actual outcomes. In June, an assistant secretary promised the committee a timeline for turning over the data, yet even that has not been submitted, the Republicans’ letter said.
Pressed by lawmakers over how many illegal immigrants caught and released under the Biden administration have been apprehended and deported, Mr. Mayorkas demurred. “The data that you wish to have, we will provide to you as promptly as possible. What I don’t want to do is misspeak when it comes to data,” he said.tried to pin down Mr. Mayorkas at the end of last month’s hearing. He said he had been taking notes on the things the secretary was unable to answer but for which he promised answers.
In addition to the terrorism and catch-and-release questions, they included queries on what has happened to smugglers whom the department says it has arrested, what legal authority Mr. Mayorkas is using to “parole” unauthorized immigrants into the U.S., and a request for the immigration file of an illegal immigrant charged with assaulting a teenage girl in Alabama.
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