Congress Sets Date for Mayorkas Impeachment Over the Border Crisis and Illegal Immigration

The House Homeland Security Committee will vote on January 30 on the articles of impeachment of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the border crisis and illegal immigration.

The Hill reports on the announcement:

“Our thorough and fair investigation exposed Secretary Mayorkas’ abuse of power and refusal to comply with the law. In November, 201 Democrats voted to refer articles of impeachment against the secretary to our Committee and, having completed impeachment hearings earlier this month, we plan to mark up those articles next week,” committee Chair Mark Green (R-Tenn.) said in a statement.

“This Committee has conducted extensive oversight and passed historic legislation to secure the border. However, the final remedy for dealing directly with Secretary Mayorkas’ willful and systemic disregard for the rule of law is impeachment. After three years of this crisis and a year of investigations and proceedings, we must move forward with accountability.”

As you know, the illegal immigration numbers are out of control. Last month, 302,000 migrant encounters took place – a record high. On top of that, 2.4 million apprehensions occurred in the 2023 fiscal year.

You might think that the border crisis is only a concern for states close to the southern border. But for Republican voters in this week’s New Hampshire primary, immigration was the number one issue.

The Biden Administration undid all of President Trump’s policies that strengthened border security – and sheer chaos has ensued. Since Biden took office, more than 10 million illegal immigrants have crossed the border, of which almost 2 million have totally disappeared.

We have an ongoing FOIA lawsuit seeking answers on why the Administration quickly reversed all these legal policies that protected U.S. citizens. It appears Biden’s team undid the border policies just because they were Trump’s policies.

With DHS Secretary Mayorkas, the central issue is dereliction of duty (an impeachment-worthy offense). If President Biden won’t dismiss Mayorkas from his post, the American people – through their elected officials – can remove him via impeachment.

Here’s how an impeachment process unfolds. Members of a congressional committee draw up articles of impeachment. The House of Representatives then votes on the articles – only a majority vote is required to pass.

Then the impeachment managers – Members of the House – will argue for impeachment at the Senate. They can use experts from inside or outside Congress for aid, but the experts cannot present at the U.S. Senate unless the Senate votes to hear witnesses.

The individual being impeached can bring in government or private attorneys (my dad, ACLJ Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow, and I were private attorneys for President Trump during his impeachment hearings).

Assuming the articles of impeachment are voted out of committee next week, then the House of Representatives will vote on the impeachment articles at a time yet to be determined. They will likely have enough support to carry the vote. And then the impeachment hearings in the U.S. Senate will take place – but I don’t know if there will be enough bipartisan support to remove Secretary Mayorkas from office.

The illegal invasion at the border is completely out of control and must be stopped. It’s not that we don’t believe in compassion for those entering the country legally, but an open border has resulted in high crime and skyrocketing deaths from fentanyl. The American people are tired of reading about innocent victims because of the border crisis.

Our sister organization, ACLJ Action, is taking direct action. Visit their website to learn more about their efforts to send personal letters to Congress in support of Mayorkas’ impeachment.

In other news, the ACLJ is celebrating a recent victory for religious liberty. We represented a Christian realtor who was told she couldn’t have Bible verses on her website and phrases like “Jesus Loves You” in her email signatures. We filed a lawsuit and had an unconstitutional state law struck down, and now she can exercise her First Amendment rights to free speech and religious liberty without impunity.

Finally, the mainstream media demonizes Israel as the aggressor in the Middle East. We have a new video that explains why Israel is the true ancestral homeland of the Jewish people. Watch here to arm yourself with the facts of “The Myth of Palestine.”

Today’s Sekulow broadcast included a full analysis of the upcoming impeachment vote for DHS Secretary Mayorkas for dereliction of duty. ACLJ Action Senior Advisor and Chief of Staff Bob Burkett spoke on the vital impact of sending thousands of letters to Members of Congress, and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo commented on U.S. foreign policy.

Watch the full broadcast below: