{"id":2152811,"date":"2024-01-18T14:41:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T19:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wh-criticizes-gop-efforts-to-impeach-mayorkas\/"},"modified":"2024-01-18T14:42:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T19:42:42","slug":"wh-criticizes-gop-efforts-to-impeach-mayorkas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wh-criticizes-gop-efforts-to-impeach-mayorkas\/","title":{"rendered":"WH slams GOP&#8217;s Mayorkas impeachment attempts"},"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\">12<\/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%2Fwh-criticizes-gop-efforts-to-impeach-mayorkas%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=2152811&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas holds a press conference at a U.S. Border Patrol station on January 08, 2024 in Eagle Pass,\u2063 Texas. (Photo by John Moore\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/rayana-unutoa\">Rayana Unutoa<\/a><br \/>11:36 AM \u2013Thursday, January 18, 2024<\/h2>\n<p>The White\u200b House has pushed back against Republicans efforts to impeach\u2063 Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro\u2063 Mayorkas.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>In a memo released\u200c on Thursday, White House Oversight Spokesperson Ian Sams stated that the \u2063push to impeach Mayorkas \u2064is a \u201cstunt\u201d and shows blatant\u2063 disregard for the constitution.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW MEMO>> The House GOP Mayorkas impeachment\u2063 is\u200c unconstitutional, experts say<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndefensible\u201d with \u201cno historical precedent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One conservative \u2064says it\u2019s a \u201cslippery slope that we would \u200dbe wise to avoid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The latest example of blatant GOP disregard for the Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>READ:\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HK5h9BU6vo\">pic.twitter.com\/HK5h9BU6vo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ian Sams (@IanSams46) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IanSams46\/status\/1747966957075259568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Sams also claimed that Mayorkas \u2063is actively working to\u200d find solutions to a problem he says congressional Republicans have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-look-into-hunter-bidens-strange-relationship-with-his-sugar-daddy-lawyer\/\" title=\"Examining Hunter Biden's Unusual Bond with his Lawyer 'Sugar Daddy'\">spent years refusing<\/a> to solve.<\/p>\n<p>His comments came while the House \u200cHomeland Security was holding its second and final hearing on \u2062impeaching\u2064 the secretary.<\/p>\n<p>Representative Mark Green (R-Tenn.), Chairman of\u2062 the House Homeland Security Committee, spoke at the meeting. He highlighted how Secretary Mayorkas refuses to enforce the law.  <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAs we learned in last week\u2019s hearing, as many as\u2062 85% of illegal \u200baliens\u2063 are currently being released\u200c on Secretary Mayorkas\u2019s watch,\u201d he said. \u201cThe secretary himself admitted this during a trip to Eagle Pass \u2064just this week.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;No American is safe&#8221; in\u2062 a country where Secretary \u2063Mayorkas refuses to enforce the law and secure our homeland.<\/p>\n<p>Watch a \u2063clip from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMarkGreen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepMarkGreen<\/a>&#8216;s opening statement\u2b07\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YMpJM5jwKM\">pic.twitter.com\/YMpJM5jwKM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 House\u2063 Homeland GOP (@HomelandGOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HomelandGOP\/status\/1748004079698051323?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The \u2064committee plans to\u200c vote on \u200dan impeachment \u2064resolution on January 31<sup>st<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts\u200b directly to your inbox for \u200dfree.\u200d Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Millions of people across the country are dealing with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/winter-storm-hits-pacific-northwest-midwest-east-coast\/\" title=\"Winter storm impacts Pacific Northwest, Midwest, and East Coast\">vicious winter weather<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Donald Trump Jr.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with\u200c Rep. Matt Rosendale<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Tom Fitton<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Executives at \u200dthe \u2064WEF \u200dsay they are grappling with how to turn early demos into\u200b money-makers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Apple ended \u200dSamsung Electronics\u2019 12-year run as\u200d the largest seller of smartphones in the world.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Tesla\u00a0CEO Elon Musk said he would be uncomfortable growing the\u200c automaker \u2064to be\u2063 a leader in AI and robotics without having \u200bat least \u206325% voting control of the\u2064 company.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Google \u2064is set to go before a federal \u200bjury in Boston on\u200c Tuesday over\u2063 accusations that its processors infringe a computer\u200d scientist\u2019s patents.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What are the arguments put forth by \u2063Republicans regarding Mayorkas&#8217;s refusal \u2064to enforce immigration laws and how does it impact \u200cthe safety and security of\u2062 the American people<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The White House has responded to efforts by Republicans to impeach Homeland Security Secretary\u200d Alejandro\u2063 Mayorkas. \u2063In a statement released\u2064 on Thursday, White\u2063 House Oversight Spokesperson Ian Sams dismissed the impeachment attempt as \u200da &#8220;stunt&#8221; and accused Republicans of disregarding the constitution.<\/p>\n<p>Sams further stated that the push to impeach Mayorkas is unconstitutional \u2062and lacks historical precedent. He warned that this action\u200d sets a dangerous precedent and undermines the integrity of the constitution. The White House is firmly against this move and believes it is a blatant \u2063disregard for\u2064 the principles and foundations of \u2062the American democratic system.<\/p>\n<p>Sams also claimed that Mayorkas is actively working to find solutions \u200bto the immigration problem, \u200cwhich he believes congressional Republicans have long ignored. The Homeland Security Secretary is committed \u2064to addressing this issue and finding effective and humane solutions.<\/p>\n<p>The House Homeland Security\u2062 Committee held \u2062its second and final hearing on the impeachment process. Representative Mark Green, the Chairman of the Committee, highlighted Mayorkas&#8217;s alleged refusal to enforce \u200bthe law. Green pointed out\u2062 that \u200dup to \u206285% of\u200c illegal immigrants\u2062 are currently being released under Mayorkas&#8217;s \u200dwatch,\u200b including admissions from the Secretary himself during a recent\u200c trip to Eagle Pass, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans argue\u200d that Mayorkas&#8217;s refusal to\u2063 enforce immigration laws jeopardizes\u200d the safety and security of the American people. They believe that no American can be \u2064truly safe in a country \u200dwhere the Secretary of Homeland Security neglects his duty to enforce the law and secure\u200b the nation.<\/p>\n<p>This clash between the White\u200c House and congressional Republicans highlights the deep divide on\u2064 immigration \u2063policy and the\u200c approach \u2063to border \u200dsecurity. Both parties have differing \u200cviews on how to handle the influx of immigrants and address \u2062the broader immigration issue. The impeachment attempt \u200dagainst Mayorkas reflects the frustration and disagreement within Congress over\u2063 this matter.<\/p>\n<p>As the impeachment process continues, it remains to be seen how it \u2064will unfold and what impact it will have \u200con Mayorkas&#8217;s position. The debate surrounding immigration and border security will undoubtedly persist as policymakers search for \u200ca comprehensive and effective solution to this\u2063 complex issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House opposes GOP&#8217;s bid to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas, as he addresses the press in Eagle Pass, Texas. (Photo: John Moore\/Getty Images) OAN&#8217;s Rayana Unutoa, 11:36 AM &#8211; Thu, Jan 18, 2024<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1209,"featured_media":2152812,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2152811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2152811","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\/1209"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2152811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2152811\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2152812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2152811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2152811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2152811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}