Mayorkas Impeachment Vote Scheduled for Tuesday in the House

House Republicans are scheduled to vote on their long-awaited impeachment articles for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday. However, President Joe Biden will pre-empt the maneuver with a strongly worded condemnation a day prior.

Biden’s statement, initially shared with NBC News, denounces GOP actions as an “unprecedented and unconstitutional” political attack that betrays the real challenge of securing the southern U.S. border.

“From his time in the Justice Department as a U.S. Attorney to his service as Deputy Secretary and now Secretary of Homeland Security, he has upheld the rule of law faithfully and has demonstrated a deep commitment to the values that make our Nation great,” Biden will say. “Impeaching Secretary Mayorkas would be an unprecedented and unconstitutional act of political retribution that would do nothing to solve the challenges our nation faces in securing the border.”

Republicans have been pushing for Mayorkas’ impeachment since 2021, and the House Rules Committee is expected to advance the most recent measure on Monday for a final vote on Tuesday.

In addition to the impending Mayorkas impeachment vote, House Republicans have unveiled a Senate border security bill that they say would “incentivize more illegal immigration.”

Former President Donald Trump also weighed in this week, saying in a post on Truth Social that “only a fool, or a Radical Left Democrat, would vote for this horrendous Border Bill.” He continued, “We already have the right to CLOSE THE BORDER NOW, which must be done.”