House Committee Holds First Impeachment Hearing of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
House Republicans are pressing forward with a determined effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, citing concerns over his management of the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border. The first hearing dedicated to this matter is scheduled to commence Wednesday morning, marking a critical phase in this contentious process.
The hearing before the House Homeland Security Committee was slated for 10am and is expected to feature testimony from attorneys general from Montana, Oklahoma and Missouri. The hearing will also focus on how states have been impacted by Mayorkas' leadership.
Republicans have made border security a central theme ahead of the 2024 elections and are seeking to capitalize on the issue after an unprecedented number of migrants crossed the southern border at the end of last year.
According to GOP Rep. Mark Green of Tennessee, the committee's chairman, last week during a trip to Eagle Pass, Texas, with his colleagues, "The greatest domestic threat to the national security and the safety of the American people is Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas,"
House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana led a delegation of more than 60 Republicans to the border. He called the trip an "eye opener," saying they got a "first-hand look at the damage and chaos the border catastrophe is causing in all of our communities."
