The House Homeland Security committee kicked off a series of hearings to take up articles of impeachment against Mayorkas. Democrats say there is no basis to remove him and it’s a political move.
The House Homeland Security committee kicked off a series of hearings on Wednesday that could end with the panel approving articles of impeachment against Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the top administration official tasked with overseeing the crisis at the southwest border.
„Secretary Mayorkas has brazenly refused to enforce the laws passed by Congress that knowingly made our country less safe. What we are seeing here is a willful violation of his oath of office by Secretary Mayorkas,“ Homeland Security Chairman Mark Greene, R-Tenn., said at the start of the hearing.
For months, many House conservatives singled out Mayorkas as the chief official to blame for the record numbers of migrants have crossed the U.S. – Mexico border in recent months, and the GOP panel conducted a yearlong probe of his tenure.
The federal agencies tasked with processing migrants and local communities have been overwhelmed by the significant uptick in people fleeing violence in countries in central and south America. And mayors and governors, including cities and states run by Democrats, where migrants have been transferred by GOP officials like Texas Governor Greg Abbott have appealed to the Biden administration for more financial resources and policy reforms.
Wednesday’s hearing featured top law enforcement officials from Montana, Missouri and Oklahoma, discussing the impact that the situation at the border is having in their states.
