House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday called border security the "No. 1 priority" for Republicans and said part of that is the looming vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
The House Homeland Security Committee gave initial approval Wednesday morning of articles on impeachment against Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, saying his mismanagement of the border should make him the first sitting Cabinet member ever to be impeached.
Brushing aside Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas's last-minute defense, House Republicans were poised Tuesday night to clear the first hurdle toward his impeachment with votes expected in a committee on two articles of impeachment.
The House Homeland Security Committee kicked off an impeachment vote Tuesday against Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with Republicans saying they are holding him to the same standards Democrats used in their impeachments of Donald Trump.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas erupted at congressional Republicans on Tuesday ahead of a first impeachment vote, saying he would not countenance "politically motivated accusations and personal attacks you have made against me."
Rep. Ashley Hinson faced Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas at a committee hearing last year, checking off a list of border failures: criminal immigrants surging into the U.S., rising assaults on Border Patrol agents, record-shattering migrant deaths and children being trafficked across the boundary.
More than 371,000 illegal immigrants were encountered entering the U.S. in December, Homeland Security reported on Friday, delivering a final devastating report card just days before Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will face an impeachment vote in a House committee.
The House Homeland Security Committee announced it will meet next Tuesday to vote on articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
All Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee announced their support Thursday for impeaching Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, signaling that the case has enough votes to clear the panel and head to the full chamber for a vote.
