The House Homeland Security Committee approved two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas early Wednesday morning, sending them to the House floor for a historic vote.
Department of Homeland Security Commissioner Mark Green (Tennessee, Tennessee; Department of Homeland Security Commissioner Mark Green); )
Said In a statement.
The Democratic-controlled Senate is likely to save Mayorkas from ouster, but the impeachment trial could still have an impact on the 2024 election.
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articles of impeachment accused DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of a deliberate and systematic refusal to comply with the law.
According to the newspaper, Mayorkas is accused of violating “his oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, to swear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution, and to perform the duties of office steadfastly and faithfully.” It is said that there is. article.
The first article goes on to say that Mr. Mayorkas “deliberately and systematically refuses to comply with immigration laws, fails to maintain border controls that undermine national security, violates public safety, and violates the Constitution’s rule of law and separation of powers.” It is alleged that the law was violated. This is a clear injury to the American people. ”
The second article accuses Mayorkas of intentionally making false statements and obstructing DHS’s legal oversight.
In addition to falsely claiming that U.S. Border Patrol agents maliciously whip illegal aliens and that illegal aliens they apprehend are quickly removed, Mayorkas also claims that “thousands of detained Afghans are being screened.” He is also accused of making false statements to Congress regarding the scope and appropriateness of the law. Airlifted to the US. ”
The impeachment process followed a five-stage investigation and 10 subcommittee hearings into Mayorkas’ role in the crisis at the southern border.
“The facts are indisputable,” Green said. “For three years, Secretary Mayorkas betrayed the public’s trust by intentionally and systematically refusing to comply with the laws enacted by Congress. His actions have caused this unprecedented crisis and turned every state into a border state. changed.”
according to According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 988,819 illegal aliens were smuggled into the United States between October and December 2023 under Mr. Mayorkas’ watch. In fiscal year 2023, 2.47 million illegal aliens entered the United States. 2.37 million people in 2022; 2.37 million people in 2022. More than 60% of illegal border crossers from 2021 to 2023 were single adults.
Blaze News previously reported that a coalition of former FBI officials said last week that the border crisis poses a “new and imminent danger” from “military-age men from all over the world” and a devastating threat to Americans. It reported that it warned Congress that it could lead to an attack. soil.
“As a result, thousands of Americans have lost their lives and our nation is experiencing a historic national security, public order, and humanitarian disaster,” Green continued. “Make no mistake, Secretary Mayorkas’ misconduct is exactly what the framers of the Constitution designed impeachment to remedy.”
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Mayorkas defended himself in a last-minute letter Tuesday to the House Homeland Security Committee.
report Axios.
“I assure you that your false accusations will not sway me or distract me from the law enforcement and broader public service mission to which I have devoted and continue to dedicate most of my career,” Mayorkas said in a statement. I will,” he wrote. “I leave the debate about the constitutionality of your current efforts to the many respected scholars and experts across the political spectrum who already agree that they violate the law.”
Chairman Green
Said In contrast, “Secretary Mayorkas’ 11”thResponding to the committee for one hour is inappropriate for a Chief Cabinet Secretary, and is not the way he should be. … The letter, written at 4:48 a.m. on Markup’s morning, repeats the same false claims and redoubles his determination to continue his illegal actions, confirming his commitment to Congress, the American people, and the Constitution. It shows that you despise the person. He took an oath of defense. ”
The committee deliberated for more than 10 hours Tuesday and passed the articles of impeachment on a party-line vote of 18-15 early Wednesday.
“Today is a momentous day. We did not approach this day or this process lightly, and Secretary Mayorkas’ actions forced our hand,” Green said in her opening statement.
report Axios.
If the House ultimately passes a vote, Mayorkas will become the first Cabinet secretary to be impeached in nearly 150 years. President Ulysses S. Grant’s Secretary of War, William Belknap, resigned shortly before his impeachment in 1876.
report ABC News.
On January 6, Ranking Member Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi), former committee chairman, said, “The impeachment plan is a dangerous attempt to distort the Constitution and the Secretary’s record to conceal it.” ‘ he claimed. [Republicans’] They are neither capable nor willing to cooperate with the Democratic Party. ”
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Added It argued that it was “not in the best interest of this government” but was instead an attempt to appease “some of the most extreme elements of the Republican Party.”
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.)
tweeted After the vote, Democrats said, “Secretary Mayorkas is violating federal law and he is responsible for all the terror, crimes, deaths, murders, rapes, and over 1.8 million known escapes. They claim that this impeachment process is based on policy differences. Is this true?” What is the Democratic Party’s immigration policy? ”
Arizona Rep. Eli Crane also joined other Republicans.
feel stressed “Any act that intentionally exposes Americans to unnecessary threats through our open borders deserves an immediate removal. Let’s get it done.”
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), who introduced articles of impeachment against Mayorkas more than two years ago, said:
was suggested Today is Mayorkas’ “day of reckoning.”
new york times
shown The charges are likely to fail in the Democratic-controlled Senate, which would require a two-thirds majority to convict and expel Mr. Mayorkas. But it’s not all in vain.
The Liberal newspaper confirmed that the Biden administration will hold a “forced trial in an election year that will inflame what is expected to be a heated political debate” over the border crisis.
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