Democrats called the impeachment of Mayorkas a ‘political’ stunt

House Democrats have denounced the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as a “political” stunt.

Rep. Anna Eshoo (D.A.) said Tuesday’s historic impeachment of Mayorkas was a “political stunt” and there was “no evidence of wrongdoing.”

“Following the House’s defeat of a similar resolution last week, House Republicans today voted in favor of impeaching Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas because there is no evidence of wrongdoing,” Eshoo said. Ta. “This is an abuse of the solemn power of impeachment, which the Constitution reserves for special circumstances in which a public official commits gross misconduct. Mayorkas is the first Cabinet member to be impeached in nearly 150 years. He is the first person to be impeached without evidence of wrongdoing.

“Astonishingly, House Republicans took this drastic step while refusing to even consider a bipartisan border security bill proposed by Senate negotiators. It is long past time to instead work on advancing real solutions to our nation’s challenges.” The representative continued.

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Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D), a member of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, said Republicans who “do nothing” continue to “waste time and resources” on “baseless partisan attacks.” He said there was.

“Today, ‘do nothing’ Republicans are taking away Secretary Mayorkas’ second sham impeachment vote, taking away time and resources that could be spent on the behalf of the American people on baseless partisan attacks against Biden administration officials. We continue to waste money, less than two weeks after last week’s embarrassing failure,” Rep. Jayapal said in a statement.

“There’s no question that our immigration system is broken, and what Americans want is to treat people well and modernize an antiquated immigration system that hasn’t been updated in more than 30 years to reflect their needs.” “It’s a crisis for our American economy, our communities, and our families. The situation we’re seeing at our southern border is the result of a failure to address the underlying system.” “This is a direct result and was made worse by the Trump administration’s extreme policies,” she continued.

Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. House Republicans will try again to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after last week’s impeachment resolution failed. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York previously called the case against Mayorkas a “sham impeachment” and “a new low for House Republicans.”

“This sham impeachment effort is yet another embarrassment for House Republicans,” Schumer said. “The only reason for this impeachment is for Chairman Johnson to further appease Donald Trump.”

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Border Patrol Station in Eagle Pass, Texas, on January 8, 2024. (John Moore/Getty Images)

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the vote proceeded “without any evidence or legitimate constitutional basis.”

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“Instead of working to solve serious challenges at the border, House Republicans will go down in history as having trampled on the Constitution for political gain,” Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Mia Ehrenberg said in a statement. ” he said. “While Secretary Mayorkas is supporting a group of Republican and Democratic senators to develop bipartisan solutions to strengthen border security and ensure necessary resources for enforcement, House Republicans are We’ve wasted months on unconstitutional impeachment.

Dingell warned that recent polls in Michigan show President Joe Biden’s re-election is “troubled.” (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

President Joe Biden criticized House Republicans immediately after the vote.

“History will not look kindly on House Republicans for this blatant act of unconstitutional partisanship targeting honorable public servants for petty political maneuvering.”

Biden said Republicans pushed Mayorkas’ cause. He called it a “baseless impeachment” and rejected the bipartisan plan.

“Instead of staging a political stunt like this, Republicans with real concerns about the border should want Congress to provide more border resources and stronger border security.Sadly, The same Republicans who are pushing this baseless impeachment are rejecting the bipartisan plan laid out by Secretary Mayorkas and others in my administration. “He has worked hard and reversed his own longstanding calls to pass stronger border legislation,” Biden continued.

Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. House Republicans will try again to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after last week’s impeachment resolution failed. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Biden said Congress needs to give the administration the tools to address the problems at the southern border, and House Republicans “need to decide whether they want to join us in solving the problem or continue playing border politics.” ” he said.

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“Abandoning real solutions when we need them most in order to conduct politics is not what the American people expect from their leaders. “The situation at the border is serious. The House must also immediately pass the Senate’s national security supplement. We continue to “As we pursue real solutions to the challenges facing the American people, House Republicans must decide whether they will join us in solving the problem or continue to play politics at the border,” Biden said. Told.

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

The Democrats’ statement was released after Mayorkas was impeached by the House of Representatives on Tuesday afternoon.

A Cabinet secretary has not been impeached by the U.S. Congress since 1876.

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The 214-213 vote was always expected to be a close contest. Mayorkas narrowly escaped impeachment last week, with all House Democrats appearing to defend him, including Rep. Al Green (D-Texas), who briefly left the hospital while recovering from surgery to vote. Ta.

Three Republicans also voted against the plan: Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.), and Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.). .

Representatives Anna Eshoo, Pramila Jayapal, Schumer and the Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.