Posted on 01/28/2024 10:31:07 AM PST by thegagline
House Republicans announced two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Sunday, accusing him of failing to do his job by allowing thousands of asylum seekers to enter the country amid record-breaking illegal crossings.
The articles accuse Mayorkas of willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law and breach of public trust.
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. Mayorkas said this month that 85% of migrants who illegally enter the US are being released to await decisions. That figure is in addition to a separate program created last year that allows 30,000 asylum seekers per month from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to enter the country through legal ports of entry to await case decisions.
The second article of impeachment accuses Mayorkas of lying to Congress about the border being “secure” and failing to comply with document requests. *** Nearly 2.5 million people were apprehended after illegally crossing the US-Mexico border in fiscal year 2023, which ended Sept. 30, in addition to an estimated 670,000 “gotaways” who were able to evade arrests.
Fiscal year 2022 set the previous record of nearly 2.4 million detentions — up from 1.7 million in fiscal 2021.
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It’s not even serious theater because they didn’t “vow” to impeach him.
Without a “vow” it’s only unserious BS.
mayorkas is a Xerox of Biden, know nothing and do nothing.
So why did Republicans allow the steal in 2020? What did they expect?
Cheap labor? An increase in the population and therefore a potential increase in the long term GDP? Either way it comes down to money and power.
This is like arresting the bank teller when the bank ceo steals millions of dollars.
They should have just sent a strongly worded letter. Anyone with half-a-brain knows the Repukes, especially in the Senate haven’t got the balls to do anything but stab their constituents and President Trump in the back.
Just for show. He’ll never be convicted or removed. The Deep State has control over the Republican Party.
Irrelevant anyway in an election year. Should have been done in a few years ago.
Bread and circuses from the RINO Republicans that essentially give us little else. Too many are happy with this which is why we are where we are. FJB and FtR.
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