US House Committee to Begin Mayorkas Impeachment Proceedings

Facts

• Republicans from the US House of Representatives are moving forward with steps to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas over his alleged mishandling of issues surrounding the US-Mexico border.¹
• The House Homeland Security Committee has announced it will hold its first impeachment hearing, titled 'Havoc in the Heartland: How Secretary Mayorkas' Failed Leadership Has Impacted the States.'²
• The hearing comes after the House held a vote to impeach Mayorkas in November. The vote failed when eight Republicans sided with Democrats to instead refer the vote to the Homeland Security Committee.³
• A spokesperson for the House Committee on Homeland Security said in a statement about the impeachment hearing, that an investigation into Mayorkas' 'handling of, and role in, the unprecedented crisis at the Southwest border' has been going on for nearly a year, and the findings of these investigations will be released at the upcoming hearings.³
• Mayorkas has said that he will fully cooperate with the impeachment investigation in addition to executing his current duties.⁴
• Border authorities say that migrants crossed the US-Mexico border in unprecedented numbers in 2023, with Customs and Border Patrol reporting over 276K migrant crossings in December alone — a monthly record.⁵

Sources: ¹USA Today, ²NPR Online News, ³CNN, ⁴Guardian and ⁵FOX News.

Narratives

• Democratic narrative, as provided by Guardian. A bipartisan vote to impeach Mayorkas already failed, showing that both parties reject this baseless GOP witchhunt. There is no reason Mayorkas should be impeached and all efforts to do so are a gross waste of time and taxpayer money. Many more important homeland security issues could benefit from the attention that this stunt is getting.
• Republican narrative, as provided by FOX News. There is a crisis occurring at the United State's southern border. Mayorkas has failed to deal with this and uphold his oath of office, and he should be held accountable for that. As Secretary of Homeland Security, Mayorkas' flawed decision-making and refusal to enforce laws passed by Congress caused the immigration situation in the US to grow out of control. There must be accountability.

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