{"id":1454591,"date":"2022-04-26T16:59:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T20:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1454591"},"modified":"2022-04-26T16:59:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T20:59:41","slug":"the-gop-is-planning-to-launch-impeachment-of-top-biden-official-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-gop-is-planning-to-launch-impeachment-of-top-biden-official-report\/","title":{"rendered":"The GOP Is Planning To Launch Impeachment Of Top Biden Official: REPORT"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-gop-is-planning-to-launch-impeachment-of-top-biden-official-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1454591&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Republican lawmakers are reportedly preparing to impeach Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican Study Committee is preparing to push for impeachment, with some lawmakers itching to call for proceedings, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/house-gop-impeachment-plot-mayorkas-0c16944c-78db-4722-9747-5447443bd4fc.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Axios<\/a>. However, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy \u201cwants to make the case before we go for the jugular,\u201d a source told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSecretary Mayorkas turned a secure border into a lawless horror show in a matter of months. In 2021, fentanyl smuggling doubled, overdose deaths hit a record high, illegal crossings skyrocketed and deportations plummeted. He opened the border intentionally, and he violated federal law and his oath of office. House Republicans must hold Secretary Mayorkas accountable for his lawbreaking,\u201d Chairman of the Republican Study Committee Jim Banks told the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Banks didn\u2019t comment on reports that he is working toward impeachment.<\/p>\n<p>Banks and co-chair of the House <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/04\/05\/mayorkas-border-dhs-biden-cdc-title42-republicans-gop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Border<\/a> Security Caucus Brian Babin sent a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/571763467\/Letter-to-Sec-Mayorkas-BABINBANKS-April-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">letter<\/a> Monday to Mayorkas, asking him to explain his stances on certain immigration policies and to outline steps that DHS is taking to secure the southern <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/04\/20\/department-of-homeland-security-border-congress-terror-watchlist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">border<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thank you to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJimBanks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepJimBanks<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepBrianBabin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepBrianBabin<\/a> for continuing to hold Secretary Mayorkas accountable for the crisis at our southern border. He\u2019s clearly not fit to handle this situation. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q4UXsFsQIw\">https:\/\/t.co\/q4UXsFsQIw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cong. Steven Palazzo (@CongPalazzo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CongPalazzo\/status\/1518660546509385729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Monday\u2019s letter, which was signed by over 100 Republican lawmakers, asked Mayorkas to explain whether he believes certain migrants should be detained or released, to detail how DHS is maintaining control of the border, and to say the amount of money it\u2019s cost to \u201ccancel, pause, or otherwise halt\u201d building a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/04\/07\/southern-border-cubans-nicaragua-border-patrol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">border<\/a> wall. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/04\/26\/biden-title42-migrants-border-mayorkas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Biden Admin Unveils Plan To Deal With Expected Massive Migrant Surge)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cUltimately, you have a constitutional obligation to use all means available to protect our nation\u2019s borders. Current law requires you to maintain operational control of the southern border and detain illegal aliens. You continue to fail to do so. This raises significant questions about your commitment to securing our Homeland and the oath you took when taking office,\u201d the letter concluded.<\/p>\n<p>DHS didn\u2019t immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View Letter to Sec Mayorkas BABINBANKS - April 2022 on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/571763467\/Letter-to-Sec-Mayorkas-BABINBANKS-April-2022#from_embed\">Letter to Sec Mayorkas BABINBANKS \u2013 April 2022<\/a> by <a title=\"View Daily Caller News Foundation&#039;s profile on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/user\/292804634\/Daily-Caller-News-Foundation#from_embed\">Daily Caller News Foundation<\/a> on Scribd<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican lawmakers are reportedly preparing to impeach Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.The Republican Study Committee is preparing to push for impeachment, with some lawmakers itching to call<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":577,"featured_media":1480585,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1454591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1454591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/577"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1454591"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1454591\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1480585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1454591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1454591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1454591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}