The Republican majority in the United States House voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday.
In a historic rebuke, the House impeached Mayorkas 214-213.
Florida Rep. Byron Donalds took to X to blast Bien and Mayorkas.
“To all families who have lost a loved one due to Joe Biden’s man-made border crisis, we have answered the call: Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas has been IMPEACHED. House Republicans stand with the American people to ensure everything that can be done, will be done to SECURE OUR NATION,” said Donalds on X.
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“@JoeBiden, here’s the deal: Secure the border, then we can talk other things. Until then, Washington DOES NOT deserve any more of the people’s money. The only thing that will really help is reinstating Trump-era border policies. Biden has FAILED the United States of America,” said Donalds on X.
The Homeland Security Committee filed two articles of impeachment against Mayorkas, saying that he “willfully and systematically” refused to enforce existing immigration laws and violated the public trust by lying to Congress about the border’s security.
The charges against Mayorkas will next be heard in the Senate. Still, neither Democratic nor Republican senators have expressed an interest in the case, which could be shelved indefinitely to a committee.
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Mayorkas’ impeachment comes on the heels of a record in illegal crossings at the US southern border.
Border Patrol recorded more than 176,000 migrant encounters at the southern border in January, according to the CBP. The previous January high was in 2023 when CBP recorded 157,358 encounters.
In January, Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s officials seized control of a city park along the border and erected additional razor wire.
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