; and (2) on November 15, 2022, during a hearing of the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives , by responding to Congressman Dan Bishop's question, Do you continue to maintain that the border is secure? , with Yes, and we are working day in and day out to enhance security, Congressman. ; Whereas section 1621 of title 18, United States Code, clearly states that anyone under oath who willfully and contrary to such oath states or subscribes any material matter which he does not believe to be true is guilty of perjury and shall be fined or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both; Whereas the record-breaking number of illegal alien encounters, including more 1,000,000 known got-aways , and the record seizures of deadly fentanyl and other contraband, confirm that Secretary Mayorkas has not taken all actions necessary to ensure operational control of the southern border, as required by law; Whereas U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz, in a field hearing before the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives , stated that U.S. Border Patrol does not have operational control of the border, which directly contradicts Secretary Mayorkas’ April 2022 testimony to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives ; Whereas, in September 2021, while Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas was serving as Secretary of Homeland Security— (1) approximately 15,000 Haitian migrants crossed the border from Mexico into the United States and were concentrated in an encampment underneath the international bridge between Mexico and the Del Rio, Texas, Port of Entry and in surrounding areas; (2) mounted Border Patrol agents and troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety dispersed a large group of migrants gathered near a boat ramp located in the United States along the Rio Grande River, approximately 500 yards east of the Del Rio Port of Entry and then attempted to stop the flow of all migrants illegally crossing the Rio Grande River into the United States at that location