{"id":2175624,"date":"2024-02-13T19:53:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T00:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-impeaches-bidens-dhs-head-over-border-crisis\/"},"modified":"2024-02-13T19:55:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T00:55:16","slug":"house-impeaches-bidens-dhs-head-over-border-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-impeaches-bidens-dhs-head-over-border-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s DHS Head Impeached for 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\">14<\/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%2Fhouse-impeaches-bidens-dhs-head-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=2175624&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 Votes to Impeach \u2063Biden&#8217;s Border Official<\/h2>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.example.com\/alejandro-mayorkas.jpg\" alt=\"Alejandro Mayorkas\"><\/p>\n<p>Homeland Security secretary Alejandro \u2062Mayorkas (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday narrowly\u200b voted to impeach President Joe\u200d Biden&#8217;s <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>, accusing him of lax policies that encouraged illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<p>By a vote of \u200c214-213, the House approved two articles of \u2062impeachment accusing Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of not \u200cenforcing U.S. immigration laws, which Republicans argue led to record flows of migrants across the U.S.-Mexico border, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-shoots-down-smiths-requests-in-special-counsel-case\/\" title=\"Judge denies Smith's requests in special counsel case.\">making\u2063 false statements<\/a> to Congress.<\/p>\n<p>It came a \u2063week after a similar vote failed in a legislative defeat for Speaker Mike Johnson. Republican representative Steve Scalise, who had been receiving treatment for cancer, was not present for last week&#8217;s vote, but returned to Washington this\u2064 week, providing a crucial vote.<\/p>\n<p>But it is highly\u2064 unlikely\u200b that the\u2063 Democratic-majority Senate will vote to oust Mayorkas.<\/p>\n<p>A record number of migrants\u200b have illegally crossed\u200c the border from Mexico since\u200c Biden \u200btook office in 2021, and former president Donald Trump has made it a major focus\u2063 of his campaign against Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Mayorkas has said \u2062he \u2062does not bear responsibility for\u2064 the border situation, blaming it instead on a broken U.S. immigration system that Congress has not been able to fix.<\/p>\n<p>The number of migrants arrested crossing the southern border illegally dropped by 50 percent in January from\u2062 record-high levels in December, U.S. Customs and Border Protection \u2062said on Tuesday, citing seasonal trends and \u2064increased enforcement by\u200b the United States and partner countries.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security, in a memo released on Tuesday,\u200c defended Mayorkas&#8217;s enforcement at the border and called on Congress to work with the Biden administration to\u200d reform outdated laws &#8220;instead of facilitating this farce of an impeachment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday&#8217;s vote\u2064 comes a week after hardline Republicans in\u2064 the Senate, egged \u2062on by Trump, defeated a bipartisan \u200cdeal to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-to-border-state-governors-we-must-fix-foreign-countries-first-to-help-secure-our-borders\/\" title=\"Joe Biden to Border State Governors: We Must Fix Foreign Countries First to Help Secure Our Borders\">address border security<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;House \u200dRepublicans are largely in\u2062 this fight to secure our \u2062national borders\u2064 all by\u2064 ourselves,&#8221;\u200c Republican representative John Rose (Tenn.) said on \u200dTuesday. &#8220;Essentially, [Democrats] like the job he&#8217;s doing,\u2064 or should \u2064I say not\u2063 doing,&#8221; Rose said, \u200barguing for Mayorkas&#8217;s impeachment.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans hold a slim 219-212 majority in the House.<\/p>\n<p>Trump was twice impeached by\u200c the House, when \u2063Democrats held the majority, and was twice acquitted by\u200b the Senate, which was in Republican hands.<\/p>\n<p>House\u2063 Republicans are investigating whether any of Biden&#8217;s past behavior before moving into the White House might have\u2062 constituted\u2062 a high\u200d crime or misdemeanor that could\u2062 result in impeachment. Some Republicans\u200b have said they do not see such evidence yet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2064 How have Democrats defended Mayorkas&#8217;s handling of the border situation and what actions have they\u200b pointed to as evidence of his efforts to\u2063 address the issue<\/h2>\n<p><span>  S not clear what impact, if\u200c any, this impeachment will have, as it is unlikely to lead\u2064 to Mayorkas&#8217;s \u200bremoval from office. Impeachment in the House is just the first step in\u2064 a longer process, and \u200da conviction\u2062 requires a \u200btwo-thirds majority vote in \u2064the Senate, which is currently controlled by \u2063Democrats. It is highly unlikely that enough Democratic Senators would join with \u2063Republicans to \u200cconvict Mayorkas.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the unlikely outcome, Republicans argued \u200dthat it was important to hold Mayorkas accountable for his alleged failures and to send \u2062a message that lax immigration policies will not be tolerated. They accuse \u200dMayorkas of ignoring the border crisis\u2063 and\u200d failing to take adequate action to secure the border.<\/p>\n<p>The impeachment came after months of criticism and frustration from\u200b Republicans over the handling\u2063 of the border situation, which they believe is \u2063a result of the Biden administration&#8217;s rollback of Trump-era immigration policies. They argue that the \u200ccurrent administration&#8217;s more\u200c lenient approach to immigration has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-union-backs-texas-national-guard-slams-catastrophe-biden-has-unleashed-on-america\/\" title=\"Border Patrol Union supports Texas National Guard, criticizes Biden for the 'disastrous impact' on America\">incentivized illegal border crossings<\/a> and led to overcrowded \u2063detention facilities and a strain on resources.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats, \u2063on the\u200d other hand, argue that Mayorkas has \u2063been\u2064 dealing\u200c with an unprecedented surge of migrants \u200dat \u200bthe border and has been working\u2063 to address the situation. They point to efforts\u200c to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-one-child-has-been-reunited-with-parents-biden-says-i-dont-think-thats-true-but-that-could-be-blames-trump\/\" title=\"\u2018Not One Child\u2019 Has Been Reunited With Parents; Biden Says \u2018I Don\u2019t Think That\u2019s True, But That Could Be,\u2019 Blames Trump\">reunite families separated<\/a> at the border and to improve conditions for migrants in detention centers.<\/p>\n<p>The impeachment of \u200dMayorkas is the latest example of the ongoing \u200bpolitical battles over immigration policy in \u2062the United States. It is a highly \u200ccontentious and complex issue \u2063that has been a point of contention between \u2064Democrats and Republicans for years.<\/p>\n<p>As the \u2063impeachment process continues, it remains\u200b to \u200cbe seen what impact, if any, it will have on the \u2063Biden administration&#8217;s immigration policies and the broader debate over immigration in the\u200b United States. While this particular\u200b impeachment may \u2062not\u200d result in Mayorkas&#8217;s removal from office, it serves as a symbol of the deep divide and disagreement over immigration policy in the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>IMAGE: Alejandro Mayorkas (Getty\u2062 Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas faced impeachment as the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives accused him of lenient policies that fostered illegal immigration. 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