The border is not secure — and the House GOP wants Mayorkas gone.
House Republicans unveiled articles of impeachment against failed border boss DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday; “This secretary is utterly unfit for the office he holds,” House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green said.
Mayorkas has said that 85% of migrants who illegally enter the country are released into the U.S.
From The New York Post:
The House Homeland Security Committee is expected to approve the charges at a Tuesday hearing and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) vowed Friday to hold a floor vote “as soon as possible.”
Mayorkas, 64, would be the second Cabinet secretary in US history to be impeached — and first since Secretary of War William Belknap in 1876.
The first article says Mayorkas chose not to enforce the law, specifically a requirement that asylum seekers who illegally cross the border “shall be detained” until there is a decision on their status — with release into the US interior only allowed on a case-by-case basis.
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The second article of impeachment accuses Mayorkas of lying to Congress about the border being “secure” and failing to comply with document requests.
House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green (R-Tenn.) said that the data “serve as more undeniable proof that Secretary Mayorkas must be impeached.”
“This secretary is utterly unfit for the office he holds,” Green said.
“He has neglected to fulfill his oath to secure the homeland and to comply with the laws of the United States.”
“This secretary has intentionally opened our borders, sending a clear message worldwide: entering this country illegally means release into the interior, with little to no chance of removal — and the world has responded accordingly,” he continued.
More over at The New York Post:
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— New York Post (@nypost) January 28, 2024
