Michael Godek/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) The House on Tuesday will vote on a Republican-led resolution to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the southern border.
The articles of impeachment accuse Mayorkas, long the target of GOP attacks when it comes to immigration policy, of "willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law" and "breach of public trust" amid a surge in unauthorized migrant crossings.
Mayorkas has vigorously defended himself and the department, calling the allegations "baseless" and insisting it won t distract from their work. Democrats have contended the impeachment effort is unconstitutional and politically motivated.
A key question is whether the GOP will have the votes to pass it. Republicans have a razor-thin three-vote majority in the House, and two members of the conference have said they are against impeaching Mayorkas: Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado and Rep. Tom McClintock of California.
U.S. Senate Republicans on Tuesday walked away from the bipartisan border security and immigration deal clinched after months of painstaking negotiations, siding with their House colleagues and presidential front-runner Donald Trump
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Michael Godek/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) The House on Tuesday will vote on a Republican-led resolution to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the southern border.
The articles of impeachment accuse Mayorkas, long the target of GOP attacks when it comes to immigration policy, of "willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law" and "breach of public trust" amid a surge in unauthorized migrant crossings.
Mayorkas has vigorously defended himself and the department, calling the allegations "baseless" and insisting it won t distract from their work. Democrats have contended the impeachment effort is unconstitutional and politically motivated.
A key question is whether the GOP will have the votes to pass it. Republicans have a razor-thin three-vote majority in the House, and two members of the conference have said they are against impeaching Mayorkas: Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado and Rep. Tom McClintock of California.