; and (E) numerous other regulatory and guidance changes to ensure the more rapid enforcement of Federal immigration law. Secretary Mayorkas’ actions and inactions, in his capacity as an executive officer of the United States, have caused a loss of any sane or objective assessment of operational control of the United States-Mexico border, resulting in the most significant border invasion in our Nation’s history concerning persons and illicit drugs. According to 2020 reports, under the final year of the Trump administration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection encountered 400,651 aliens seeking to enter the southwest border of the United States. Of these apprehensions, only 3 were individuals on the Terrorist Screening Database and 30,557 were unaccompanied alien children. The detected criminal runner got aways totaled approximately 136,000. Over 1,000,000 pounds of illegal drugs were stopped at the border during that timeframe. Since the start of the Biden administration and appointment of Secretary Mayorkas, encounters at the southwest border have swelled far beyond the enforcement and processing capacity of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. This has been accompanied by increases in attempted entries of terrorists and unlawful aliens, and a decrease in the interdiction of illegal drugs. According to the 2021 reports, during the transition from the Trump administration to the Biden administration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection encountered 1,734,686 aliens, seeking to enter the United States, representing a 332 percent increase from the prior year. Over 80 percent of this increase occurred under the Biden administration. Of these apprehensions, 15 were individuals on the terrorist screening database and 144,837 were unaccompanied alien children, an increase of 373 percent from just the year prior. The detected criminal runner got aways nearly tripled to approximately 389,000. The amount illegal drugs stopped at the border dropped by 145,923 pounds to 913,326 pounds. According to the 2022 reports, during