{"id":2169685,"date":"2024-02-06T19:16:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T00:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alejandro-mayorkas-dodges-impeachment-by-house-over-border-crisis\/"},"modified":"2024-02-06T19:17:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T00:17:08","slug":"alejandro-mayorkas-dodges-impeachment-by-house-over-border-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alejandro-mayorkas-dodges-impeachment-by-house-over-border-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Alejandro Mayorkas avoids House impeachment amid border crisis"},"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%2Falejandro-mayorkas-dodges-impeachment-by-house-over-border-crisis%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=2169685&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>House Republicans\u2063 Fail to Impeach \u2064Homeland\u200d Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas<\/h2>\n<p>House\u2062 Republicans made a contentious attempt to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday, but fell\u2062 short in a narrow vote. \u200dThis temporary reprieve spares Mayorkas\u2062 from facing removal\u2064 proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>The lawmakers voted\u200c 214-216 to reject \u2064the articles of \u200dimpeachment\u200d against Mayorkas, who took\u200c office in February \u200c2023. \u2062He was confirmed by the Senate to lead the department&#8217;s 260,000 employees.<\/p>\n<p>Only four Republican representatives, Mike\u200c Gallagher, Tom McClintock, Blake Moore, and Ken Buck, broke \u2062ranks and \u2063voted in\u200c defense of Mayorkas. All Democrats voted against the impeachment articles.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Conservative Firebrand\u2063 Charges Mayorkas \u2064with \u200dAiding\u2062 Invasion<\/h3>\n<p>Conservative firebrand Rep. Marjorie\u200b Taylor Greene brought \u200dthe \u200dimpeachment \u200bcharges against Mayorkas, accusing him of\u2063 aiding and abetting \u2064the invasion of\u2063 the\u2064 country by criminals, gang members, terrorists,\u2063 murderers, rapists, and over\u2064 10 million people \u2062from 160 countries. \u2064Greene passionately voiced her accusations during a floor \u200bspeech before\u2064 the vote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rep. \u2062Pat Fallon, who\u2064 introduced the\u200d first bill to impeach Mayorkas \u2064in January \u20642023, expressed his belief that\u200d the impeachment was well-deserved. Fallon \u2062referred\u2064 to Mayorkas\u200b as a &#8220;bum&#8221; and\u2063 the &#8220;second coming of Benedict Arnold.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Since President Biden\u200d took office,\u200d over \u20627.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-parliamentarian-kills-dems-bid-for-immigration-reform-through-reconciliation\/\" title=\"Senate Parliamentarian Kills Dems\u2019 Bid for Immigration Reform Through Reconciliation\">5 million illegal immigrants<\/a> have been encountered attempting \u200dto enter the U.S., with 6 million entering illegally between ports \u2063of \u200centry. \u2063This number far surpasses\u200d the figures from \u2064the Trump and Obama administrations combined.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Impeachment Seen\u200d as\u200b Politically Motivated<\/h3>\n<p>Rep. Adam Schiff, a leader\u200c in the impeachment\u2063 effort against former President Donald Trump, \u2062acknowledged \u200cthe serious challenges at the border but criticized the impeachment \u2064proceedings as politically motivated. He \u200dargued that the \u2062impeachment was baseless, unconstitutional, and should \u200cbe defeated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Republicans have been calling\u2063 for\u2064 Mayorkas&#8217;s impeachment \u2062for the\u2062 past three years, but they waited until the start of an election year to make\u200b their move. The Department\u200d of Homeland \u200bSecurity\u200c accused\u200b House Republicans of playing politics and\u200d diverting attention from other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-what-each-of-bidens-42-executive-orders-will-actually-do\/\" title=\"Here\u2019s What Each Of Biden\u2019s 42 Executive Orders Will Actually Do\">national security priorities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Border\u200d Crisis Blamed on\u2063 Mayorkas<\/h3>\n<p>House Homeland Security Chairman\u200c Mark Green and\u2064 ranking\u2062 Democrat Rep. Bennie \u200cThompson laid\u200d out their arguments \u2064during the floor \u2063debate.\u2063 Green \u2062stated that Mayorkas&#8217;s refusal to comply with the law\u2062 and breach of public trust were responsible for the \u200bhistoric border crisis.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Republicans alleged that Mayorkas had\u2063 blown up parole programs to admit illegal immigrants en masse, \u2064despite it not\u200b being the intention of the law. Democrats questioned\u2064 the legal grounds \u200dfor impeachment, claiming that Republicans presented zero evidence to support their case.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Mayorkas&#8217;s \u2062Actions Criticized<\/h3>\n<p>Rep. Michael Burgess argued \u2063that\u2063 Mayorkas&#8217;s actions to stop illegal immigration have failed, making America\u2064 less safe. He called for Congress to take action, stating that every day Mayorkas\u2064 remains as head of the Department\u200d of \u200bHomeland Security is another day of disservice to the American people.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The House Homeland\u200b Security Committee conducted\u200d a \u200dthorough investigation into\u200d the causes and consequences of the \u200cborder\u2062 crisis. They\u200c found that Mayorkas consistently refused to follow laws passed by Congress, abused his authority, and breached the trust\u2063 of Congress and the American\u200b people.<\/p>\n<p>The committee approved the two articles of impeachment in a\u2063 markup on January 30. The articles \u200cwere \u200dsent to the House \u200dfloor for debate on\u2064 Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The last \u200bCabinet official to be impeached by the House was Secretary of War William Belknap in 1876.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What specific\u2064 measures do Republicans \u2062propose for\u2063 stronger border security,\u2063 and how do Democrats defend Mayorkas and the administration&#8217;s approach<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200bStitutional, and\u2064 a waste of time and \u200cresources. Schiff \u200dinsisted that Mayorkas was working \u2063diligently \u200bto address the \u200bborder crisis and\u2063 protect the nation&#8217;s security.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>House Speaker Nancy\u200b Pelosi also \u2062voiced her disagreement\u2063 with the impeachment attempt, stating that it was a\u2064 distraction from \u2062the urgent issues that needed to be addressed, such as infrastructure \u2062and economic recovery. Pelosi called for unity and cooperation in finding \u200dsolutions to the challenges facing the country.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican Party has been highly critical of the Biden administration&#8217;s handling of the border crisis, pointing to the surge of illegal immigration \u200dand \u200dthe strain\u2062 it has placed on border patrol agents and facilities. \u2063They argue that Mayorkas has failed in his duty to secure\u2062 the border \u2063and enforce immigration laws.<\/p>\n<p>Despite\u200c the failed impeachment attempt, Republicans have \u200dvowed to\u200b continue holding Mayorkas accountable and pushing for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tyler-county-is-texas-10th-to-declare-an-invasion-at-southern-border\/\" title=\"Tyler County Is Texas\u2019 10th To Declare An Invasion At Southern Border\">stronger border security measures<\/a>. They have \u200dcalled for increased funding for\u200c border patrol, construction \u200bof a border \u200cwall, and stricter immigration policies.<\/p>\n<p>On the\u2063 other hand, \u200dDemocrats have defended Mayorkas and the administration&#8217;s approach \u2062to\u2062 the border crisis. They \u200bemphasize the need for comprehensive immigration reform and argue that the root causes of migration, such as \u200dpoverty and violence in Central American countries, must be addressed.<\/p>\n<p>As \u200cthe \u2062debate over\u200d immigration and border security\u2064 continues, the fate of Alejandro Mayorkas remains uncertain. While he survived this impeachment attempt, his\u2063 tenure as Homeland Security Secretary will certainly be marked by\u2063 ongoing \u200bscrutiny and controversy.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Biden \u200badministration faces the immense task of addressing the border crisis while also dealing with a myriad of other pressing issues. Finding\u200c a balance between border \u2064security and\u2062 humanitarian considerations will require careful deliberation and \u200bbipartisan \u2063cooperation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans narrowly failed to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, sparing him from removal proceedings. 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