Visiting Texas border, Kevin McCarthy calls on DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign

Kevin McCarthy, minority leader of the U.S. House, looks across the Rio Grande in El Paso on Tuesday into Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, where hundreds of migrants are living in tents along the river. (Credit: Ivan Pierre Aguirre for The Texas Tribune)

U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy called on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday to resign over the administration’s border policy, promising to launch investigations next year that could culminate in impeachment.

“We will use the power of the purse and the power of subpoena. Let me be clear: Those responsible for this disaster will be held accountable,” McCarthy said at a news conference in El Paso. “If Secretary Mayorkas does not resign, House Republicans will investigate every order, every action and every failure to determine whether we can begin impeachment inquiries.”