; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence. Further, section 2(b) of the Secure Fence Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–367 ) legally obligates the Secretary of Homeland Security to maintain operational control over the entire international land and maritime borders of the United States. Specifically, operational control is defined as the prevention of all unlawful entries into the United States, including entries by terrorists, other unlawful aliens, instruments of terrorism, narcotics, and other contraband. This operational control standard codified the well-established, good-faith efforts of securing land and maritime borders to preserve the sovereignty of the United States. Secretary Mayorkas is legally bound, by constitutional duty and sworn oath, to protect the individual States of this Republic and the citizens therein from threats to our Nation’s homeland. He has failed, beyond a reasonable doubt, to uphold this oath and to protect the American people as required by law. Specifically, Secretary Mayorkas has intentionally used his position as Secretary of Homeland Security to dismantle previously successful border security resources, enforcement, and policies forcing border and interior enforcement agents to deprioritize their primary law enforcement mission. As a result, the integrity of our international land border with Mexico has been compromised, creating a clear and present danger to the American people. This includes, but is not limited to, the following examples: (1) Secretary Mayorkas has used his Federal position and resources to cease all additional construction of border wall system, fencing, and other associated infrastructure and technology, which were not only authorized, but also funded, by the United States Congress. The result of the cessation of additional construction resulted in several negative consequences. First, it prevented the completion of border wall fencing along portions of the United