House Homeland Security Committee Votes to Advance Impeachment Articles Against DHS Secretary Mayorkas

2024-02-01 391

The House Homeland Security Committee voted along party lines to advance articles of impeachment against DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. This moves the process closer to a full House floor vote, though the timing is not yet set. Republicans argue Mayorkas committed "high crimes and misdemeanors" in his handling of the southern border and immigration policies. Legal experts say the evidence does not meet the high bar for impeachable offenses. If impeached, Mayorkas would be the first Cabinet secretary impeached in nearly 150 years.