House Republicans Push for Impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas

Accusations center on alleged failure to enforce immigration laws and breach of public trust amid surge in illegal immigration.

House Republicans have approved two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, accusing him of failing to properly enforce the nation's immigration laws and breaching public trust amid a surge in illegal immigration.
The impeachment resolution, if passed, would make Mayorkas the first Cabinet member to be impeached in almost 150 years, though he would likely be acquitted in the Democratic-led Senate.
Republicans claim that Mayorkas has disregarded laws passed by Congress, ignored court orders, and allowed the surge of migration by ending several Trump-era immigration policies.
Legal experts and Democrats argue that the evidence against Mayorkas does not meet the constitutional impeachment threshold of high crimes and misdemeanors, suggesting that Republicans are using impeachment to address policy disputes.
House Speaker Mike Johnson accuses President Biden of deliberately opening the border, causing record-high immigration numbers, and calls on him to take executive action to reduce illegal immigration.