Tag: DHS

After a Second Vote, The House Has Impeached DHS Sec. Mayorkas by a Razor-Thin Margin

The House voted Tuesday night to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The final tally was 214-213. 🚨BREAKING: The House has Voted to IMPEACH DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on two articles: “willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law” and “breach of public trust” pic.twitter.com/RysuQYf3i6 — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) February 14, 2024 House Speaker […]

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Impeached – PJ Media

On its second attempt, the House of Representatives successfully to impeached Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday. The final vote was 214-213, with three Republicans—Reps. Ken Buck (R-Colo.), Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) and Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.)—siding with Democrats against impeaching Mayorkas, and Democrats united against it. Both Republicans and Democrats had two […]

House Votes to Impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas

The House on Tuesday voted for a second time to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after the first vote failed last week. This time, Republicans received the outcome they sought. “Tonight’s vote was a vote for law and order in our communities, and a vote to restore the rule of law at our southern […]

Cruz Bill Would Bar Biden’s DHS From Closing Ports, Shifting Staff

Sen. Ted Cruz introduced a bill Thursday intended to prevent the Department of Homeland Security from closing critical international land ports of entry at the southern border.   “[President] Joe Biden is harming American farmers, ranchers, manufacturers, truckers and consumers by prioritizing welcoming illegal aliens over facilitating lawful commerce,” Cruz, R-Texas, told The Daily Signal […]

House Vote to Impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Fails

The House of Representatives voted Tuesday evening 214 to 216 against impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The vote on two articles of impeachment largely was along party lines, with Republicans holding 219 seats in the House and Democrats having 212 seats, plus four vacancies. (House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., was scheduled to be […]

Lankford Border Bill Empowers Impeachment-Bound DHS Secretary Mayorkas

This could only happen in Washington DC, with today’s  schizophrenic Republican Party – at the same time Senate “Republicans” (using that party identification loosely) led by Oklahoma Uniparty Senator James Lankford are negotiating a border bill that would give all kinds of new authority to Department of Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, House Republicans are impeaching […]

House GOP Unveils Impeachment Articles Against DHS Secretary Mayorkas, Will Hold House Vote ‘as Soon as Possible’

Republicans in Congress are finally ready to move against Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. The House Homeland Security Committee is scheduled to meet Tuesday to consider articles of impeachment against Mayorkas for “high crimes and misdemeanors” related to his handling of the crisis at the nation’s southern border. Rep. Mark Green of Tennessee filed […]