Sen. Josh Hawley clashed Tuesday with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over seemingly antisemitic comments by an employee in his department.
During a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing, the Missouri Republican pointed to Citizenship and Immigration Services officer Nejwa Ali's concerning posts.
While Mayorkas acknowledged that Ali was put on administrative leave, he refused to delve into the future of her employment."Your question – to suggest that that is emblematic of the men and women of the Department of Homeland Security – is despicable," Mayorkas said."You have employees who are celebrating genocide, and you are saying it's despicable for me to ask the question," Hawley told Mayorkas during their exchange.
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