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.
A mother whose daughter died at the hands of an illegal immigrant and another whose daughter died of a fentanyl overdose laid blame at the feet of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, telling Congress on Thursday that his policies opened the border and unleashed death.
Illegal immigration at the southern border ticked up again in November, continuing Homeland Security's string of disastrous months and fueling Republicans' calls for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Thursday sidelined her impeachment resolution against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, saying she has assurances from GOP leaders that the House will take up the matter through the normal process.