House Speaker Mike Johnson will send articles of impeachment against DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on April 10, 2024.
Mayorkas has overseen record illegal immigration surpassing 7.4 million since 2021.
The House voted 214-213 to impeach Mayorkas in February for high crimes including refusing to enforce immigration laws and directing DHS to violate them.
A letter details the impeachment articles will be presented on April 10, urging an expeditious trial.
It cites Mayorkas’ responsibility for releasing millions of migrants and lying to Congress about the crisis.
“As Speaker and impeachment managers of the U.S. House of Representatives, we write to inform you that we will present to you upon the Senate’s return, on April 10, 2024, the duly passed articles of impeachment regarding Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. We urge you to schedule a trial of the matter expeditiously,” Johnson wrote.
“On February 13, 2024, the House of Representatives voted to impeach Secretary Mayorkas for high crimes and misdemeanors, including his willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law and his breach of the public trust. The evidence on both charges is clear, comprehensive, and compelling, and the House’s solemn act to impeach the first sitting Cabinet official in American history demands timely action by the Senate.”
“This methodical approach led us—and the American people—to the conclusion that Secretary Mayorkas’ actions warranted impeachment. He refused to comply with the requirements of the immigration laws passed by Congress. In fact, he directed, through a series of memoranda, DHS employees to violate U.S. immigration laws.”
Mayorkas’ actions have devastated communities.
The trial is constitutionally warranted as Mayorkas has flouted the law.
“Consequently, the Secretary is responsible for releasing millions of illegal aliens into the interior and creating unlawful massparole programs. Throughout his tenure, he has repeatedly lied to Congress and the American people about the scope of the crisis and his role in it. His unlawful actions are responsible for the historic crisis that has devastated communities throughout our country, from the smallest border town in Texas to New York City,” Johnson wrote.
“The constitutional grounds for Secretary Mayorkas’ conviction and removal from office are well-founded, and the historical record is clear. The Framers of our Constitution gave Congress this authority for scenarios where executive branch officials, who are responsible for executing the laws passed by Congress, flout the law substituting their own judgment for that of Congress,” he wrote.
“We call upon you to fulfill your constitutional obligation to hold this trial. The American people demand a secure border, an end to this crisis, and accountability for those responsible. To table articles of impeachment without ever hearing a single argument or reviewing a piece of evidence would be a violation of our constitutional order and an affront to the American people whom we all serve.”
Sen. Chuck Schumer said senators will be sworn in as jurors the next day.
“As we have said previously, after the House impeachment managers present the articles of impeachment to the Senate, Senators will be sworn in as jurors in the trial the next day. Senate President Pro Tempore Patty Murray will preside,” Schumer’s office stated.
“Secretary Mayorkas took an oath to support and defend the Constitution and faithfully discharge the duties of his office — yet he has violated the oath of office, abused his powers, and betrayed the trust of the American people while harming them,” RJ Hauman with the National Immigration Center for Enforcement (NICE) stated.
“Instead of taking a page out of the Mayorkas playbook by ignoring the Senate’s Constitutional obligation, Majority Leader Schumer must commit to immediately holding an impeachment trial,” he said.
Advocacy groups argue every senator should explain their position on the evidence against the official responsible for the border crisis.
“Every senator should explain their position to the American people” on Mayorkas’s impeachment, Heritage Action Executive Vice President Ryan Walker said.
“Do they want to show the country the evidence against the man responsible for the deadly border crisis, or will they help Biden cover up the truth?” Walker asked.
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