House Republicans announced two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday, accusing him of “willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law” and breach of the public trust. ArrowRight The charges come as Republicans swiftly concluded two public impeachment hearings this month without Mayorkas’s in-person testimony or testimony from any fact witnesses. “This markup is just more of the same political games from House Homeland Security Committee Republicans,” a Homeland Security official said in response to the articles of impeachment. AdvertisementMayorkas appeared before the Homeland Security Committee in November. The House markup of the articles of impeachment on Tuesday against Mayorkas also could coincide with the release of legislative text of a bipartisan Senate border security deal.

Source: Washington Post January 28, 2024 16:10 UTC