By Casey Harper (The Middle Sq.)
U.S. Home Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Cuomo, R-Ky., threatened on Tuesday to subpoena the top of the Border Patrol, saying he had not but acquired a response when requested about Vice President Kamala Harris’ function as border czar.
Cuomo despatched a letter to Appearing U.S. Customs and Border Safety Commissioner Troy Miller requesting paperwork and communications relating to Harris’ function in working with Customs and Border Safety to resolve the disaster on the border.
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“The submission deadline has handed, and CBP has failed to supply the Committee with any responsive paperwork, communications, or perhaps a timeline for its intention to adjust to the request,” the letter states.
U.S. Customs and Border Safety didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
“If CBP continues to withhold paperwork and communications associated to this matter, the Committee will contemplate various measures to acquire this info, together with by way of enforcement proceedings,” Cuomo stated within the letter.
Harris has sought to distance herself from her function in President Joe Biden’s dealing with of the border, partially as a result of the border has been in disaster all through the administration, with thousands and thousands of immigrants arriving illegally in lower than 4 years into america.
A number of high-profile crimes dedicated by unlawful immigrants have introduced the problem to the forefront, and beneath the Biden administration alone, the variety of immigrants getting into america exceeds the inhabitants of most U.S. states.
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Now, lawmakers need to know what precisely Harris did or did not do to deal with the border disaster.
“It is necessary for the committee and the American individuals to know Vice President Harris’ function as border czar throughout the present border disaster,” the letter stated. “In the course of the Biden-Harris administration, the huge unlawful entry and launch of unlawful aliens has led to the The murders, sexual assaults and grievous bodily hurt dedicated towards numerous Individuals ought to by no means have occurred.
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