Rep. Pat Fallon (R-TX) followed through on his vow to submit articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on the first working day of the 118th Congress by doing so. The articles of impeachment against Mayorkas were located in House Resolution 8 for the deeds of “high crimes and misdemeanors.” The resolution was referred to Judiciary Committee on Monday.
A group of Democratic senators is pushing for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to reconsider his department’s preparations for the elimination of Title 42, a significant Trump administration program for expelling some illegal immigrants.
The House Republicans, who will soon take control of the chamber, have already clarified that illegal immigration and border security will be among the first items on their agenda once they assume power early in 2023.
On Tuesday, Kevin McCarthy, the senior Republican of the U.S. House of Representatives, called on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to step down. McCarthy threatened that the House could impeach him when Republicans take the majority next year.