Immigration remained a priority across Capitol Hill on Tuesday. In the House, a key vote toward impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
Mayorkas is facing charges of refusing to uphold the law and breaching the public trust in his handling of the U.S. southern border. Republicans are continuing to push forward in spite of significant Democrat opposition.
“If refusal to obey the law leads to death of your fellow Americans, you no longer deserve to keep your job, you’re breaking the public trust,” said Homeland Security Committee Chairman, Rep. Mark Green (R-TN).
The last cabinet member impeached came in 1876 under President Ulysses S. Grant. Corruption charges led to that outcome and Democrats maintain, that this attempt is over a policy dispute.
“In a process akin to throwing spaghetti at the wall and seeing what sticks, Republicans have cooked up vague unprecedented grounds to impeach Secretary Mayorkas,” said Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MISS)
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In a new letter to the committee, Mayorkas writes that the “false accusations do not rattle,” or “divert,” him.
Democrats call the impeachment effort a “sham,” accusing House Republicans of following the wishes
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