{"id":2152893,"date":"2024-01-18T15:37:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T20:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mayorkas-impeachment-hearings-conclude-as-house-eyes-next-steps\/"},"modified":"2024-01-18T15:39:35","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T20:39:35","slug":"mayorkas-impeachment-hearings-conclude-as-house-eyes-next-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mayorkas-impeachment-hearings-conclude-as-house-eyes-next-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"House concludes Mayorkas impeachment hearings, next steps considered"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fmayorkas-impeachment-hearings-conclude-as-house-eyes-next-steps%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=2152893&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--><h2>The House\u2064 Homeland Security Committee Holds Final Impeachment \u200bHearing for\u200d Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas<\/h2>\n<p>The House\u200d Homeland \u2062Security Committee convened its second and final impeachment hearing for Homeland Security Secretary \u200bAlejandro Mayorkas on Thursday, with lawmakers aiming \u200cto proceed with an impeachment resolution\u2064 as early as this month.<\/p>\n<p>The four-hour \u2062hearing follows last week&#8217;s initial impeachment proceeding,\u200b where the committee presented the findings of\u2062 its yearlong investigation into Mayorkas, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-midst-of-fentanyl-crisis-vulnerable-democrats-voted-down-opioid-detection-funding\/\" title=\"In Midst of Fentanyl Crisis, Vulnerable Democrats Voted Down Opioid Detection Funding\">top border official<\/a>. This meeting \u2063marks the conclusion of Mayorkas&#8217;s impeachment \u2063proceedings, coinciding with the committee&#8217;s plans to draft an impeachment resolution later this month, according to a source\u200c familiar with the situation.<\/p>\n<h3>Witnesses and Absence of Mayorkas<\/h3>\n<p>During Thursday&#8217;s hearing, lawmakers heard testimonies \u200dfrom\u2063 three witnesses. Tammy Nobles, whose daughter was tragically killed in 2022 by a suspected undocumented minor with ties to the MS-13 gang,\u2063 shared her heartbreaking \u200dstory. The other witnesses were Deborah Pearlstein, director of the law and public policy program at Princeton University, and private citizen Josephine Dunn.<\/p>\n<p>Originally, the committee intended to hear testimony from Mayorkas himself. However, due to scheduling conflicts, the Biden \u2062administration official declined \u200bto attend. Mayorkas had a prior commitment to address the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-TX) accused Mayorkas of refusing to\u200c appear before the panel, alleging that he has been evading requests since late last summer. The Department\u200b of Homeland Security countered these claims,\u2062 stating that the committee has failed to find a mutually agreeable date.<\/p>\n<h3>Tense Exchange and Minority Hearing Request<\/h3>\n<p>Mayorkas&#8217;s absence became a focal point during\u200d the hearing, leading to a \u200dheated exchange between Republicans and Democrats on the committee. Ranking member Bennie Thompson (D-MS) submitted a request for Democrats to hold their own hearing with their chosen witnesses.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson \u2063emphasized that Mayorkas has been willing to appear before the committee and\u200d has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antonio-inoki-japanese-pro-wrestler-politician-with-n-korea-ties-dies-media\/\" title=\"Antonio Inoki, Japanese pro-wrestler politician with N.Korea ties, dies \u2013 media\">made numerous visits<\/a> to Capitol Hill since taking office. He demanded a minority day \u200chearing on the subject.<\/p>\n<p>Committee Chairman Green disagreed with the request, citing House\u200b rules that only require the majority party to\u200b allow minority \u2062witnesses, rather than dedicating an entire hearing to their defense. Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) countered, arguing \u200dthat past impeachment hearings \u2063have allowed\u200b the minority \u2064party to have their own hearing and present their own witnesses.<\/p>\n<p>Green sidestepped the request, acknowledging a disagreement on the interpretation of whether the minority \u2063is entitled to their own hearing. \u200cHe expressed willingness \u200cto discuss the matter further with Thompson.<\/p>\n<h3>Impeachment Resolution Timeline<\/h3>\n<p>While a specific date\u2063 for considering the impeachment resolution has not been announced, an internal memo obtained by the \u200bHill indicates that lawmakers have scheduled \u2063a markup on January\u2064 31. Rep. Michael\u2063 McCaul (R-TX), a committee member, confirmed this\u2063 timeline to reporters.<\/p>\n<p>If the markup proceeds as planned,\u2063 the impeachment resolution could be put to a vote as early as next month. However, the\u200d exact timeline for the proceedings remains uncertain.<\/p>\n<h3>Political Divide and \u2063Border Security Focus<\/h3>\n<p>Democrats have criticized the impeachment efforts, accusing \u200dtheir Republican counterparts of using it as a political attack based on policy differences.<\/p>\n<p>House conservatives have been pushing for Mayorkas&#8217;s removal\u2063 from the \u2062Department\u2064 of Homeland Security for months, with some members introducing their own articles of impeachment last year. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA)\u2063 has been particularly vocal in advocating for impeachment, even forcing a vote on his removal. Although the effort failed due to insufficient Republican support, Greene pledged\u200d to continue introducing\u2064 impeachment articles until action is taken. However, she later backed off after\u200c receiving assurances from House leaders \u200babout moving \u2064forward with \u200bimpeachment proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>The latest\u2062 hearing aligns with House Republicans&#8217; increasing focus on border security in recent weeks, a significant issue for voters leading\u2062 up to \u200dthe 2024 election. GOP lawmakers have been urging Mayorkas&#8217;s removal, citing the \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-overwhelmed-by-flood-of-illegals-at-border-as-case-backlog-swells-to-record-numbers\/\" title=\"Officials Overwhelmed by Flood of Illegals at Border as Case Backlog Swells to Record Numbers\">record-high border crossings<\/a> since he assumed his position in the Biden administration\u2062 in 2021.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house-homeland-security-committee-final-impeachment-hearing-alejandro-mayorkas\">Click here to read more from the Washington \u200dExaminer<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What steps will be\u2063 taken if the\u200b resolution passes the House and moves on to the Senate<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ajority \u200dshould allow a\u2062 minority hearing.\u2062 He stated that the\u200b committee will review the request and make a decision at a\u200d later date.<\/p>\n<h3>Impeachment Resolution and \u200bFuture Proceedings<\/h3>\n<p>The House Homeland \u2063Security Committee is expected to move forward with drafting an \u200bimpeachment resolution against Mayorkas after the conclusion of the hearing. The resolution would\u200d then be presented to the\u2064 full House of Representatives, where a majority vote is needed to impeach the secretary.<\/p>\n<p>If the resolution passes the House, the case \u200bwould then move to the Senate for a\u200b trial. A two-thirds\u200b majority vote in favor\u2062 of\u2064 impeachment\u200b would be required in the Senate to remove Mayorkas \u2063from\u2062 office.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen\u200c how the impeachment proceedings will unfold, as\u2062 the\u200b Biden administration \u200bhas consistently defended Mayorkas and expressed \u2064their confidence in his leadership. President Biden has praised Mayorkas for his\u2063 work on immigration policies and his efforts to address the border crisis.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>The \u200bHouse Homeland Security Committee held its final impeachment hearing for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, bringing an end\u200b to the proceedings against him. Despite \u2064Mayorkas&#8217;s absence, the committee heard testimonies from three\u200d witnesses and engaged in a tense exchange \u2064regarding a minority hearing request.<\/p>\n<p>The committee now plans to draft an impeachment resolution that will be presented to the \u200dfull House of Representatives. \u2063If the \u2063resolution passes, the case \u200cwill then proceed to the\u200d Senate for further proceedings.\u200d The outcome of this impeachment\u200d process will ultimately determine the future of Secretary Mayorkas&#8217;s tenure in office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House Homeland Security Committee conducted its last impeachment hearing on Thursday, aiming to proceed with an impeachment resolution against Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas this month. This four-hour session followed the committee&#8217;s initial impeachment proceeding against Mayorkas, which occurred just a week prior and presented the findings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2152894,"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":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2152893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"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\/2152893","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\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2152893"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2152893\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2152894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2152893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2152893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2152893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}