House GOP Approves Resolution to Impeach Mayorkas
House Republicans have voted to move towards impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. This decision comes after a day-long debate in the Homeland Security Committee, where they recommended two articles of impeachment. The impeachment articles charge Mayorkas of refusing to comply with Federal immigration laws and breaching the public trust in his claims that the U.S.-Mexico border is secure.
If the full House approves the impeachment charges, they will go to the Senate for a trial. However, Mayorkas has urged the committee to work with the Biden administration to update the nation’s immigration laws for the 21st century.
Democrats on the panel dismissed the proceedings as a stunt and a sham, while the Senate works on a bipartisan border security package that is facing political challenges. The House’s impeachment hearings against Mayorkas are progressing, but legal experts have stated that the criticisms against Mayorkas do not constitute impeachable offenses.
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