- The proposal, put forward by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, received support from other establishment and moderate Republicans
- Greene worked on the resolution with Rep. Tony Gonzales, a moderate Republican from the Texas border district
The House of Representatives has passed a proposal to repeal Homeland Security Sec. impeachment rejected. Alejandro Mayorkas after a small handful of Republicans sided with Democrats against this move.
In a vote of 209 to 201, eight Republicans joined Democrats in voting to refer the impeachment resolution back to the Homeland Security Committee — effectively dismissing it indefinitely.
The proposal, put forward by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, drew support from other establishment and moderate Republicans, and proved how much the tide has changed for the Secretary of Homeland Security since the start of this Congress, when many balked at impeaching him .
Greene worked on the resolution with Rep. Tony Gonzales, a moderate Republican from the Texas border district who balked at the move to unseat Mayorkas earlier this year.
“Enough is enough,” he told DailyMail.com on Friday.
Only one Cabinet secretary, Secretary of War William Belknap in 1876, has ever been impeached, at the time over allegations of corruption.
Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green is conducting his own five-phase investigation into Mayorkas, which could culminate in an impeachment vote. He is in phase five: transcribed interviews with DHS employees.
The House of Representatives has passed a proposal to repeal Homeland Security Sec. impeachment rejected. Alejandro Mayorkas after a small handful of Republicans sided with Democrats against this move
“I support whatever it takes to get that man out of office,” he told reporters when asked if he supported Greene’s resolution, but added, “I would very much like to complete my investigation.”
“We’ve got some smoke, we’re looking for the fire,” he said.
Greene’s impeachment resolution accused him of failing to enforce U.S. border operational control law.
“Through his willful admission of border crossers, terrorists, human traffickers, drugs and other contraband, Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas has failed to maintain operational control of the border, thereby violating the Secure Fence Act of 2006,” the resolution alleges.
Under the Biden administration, some border agents have apprehended migrants some 6.6 million times, while millions more are estimated to have evaded the Border Patrol.
This is the third privileged resolution Greene has introduced in recent weeks, bypassing House leadership to force votes on the floor.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) called Greene’s resolution a “reckless display of impeachment.”
“While the House Majority has wasted months scoring points with baseless attacks, Secretary Mayorkas has done his job and worked to keep Americans safe,” a DHS spokesperson said in a statement.
The proposal, put forward by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, received support from other establishment and moderate Republicans, and is a testament to how much the tide has changed for the Secretary of Homeland Security since the beginning of this Congress, when many were reluctant to oust him to make.
Last week, she introduced a resolution to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., which failed after Republicans disputed her claim that Tlaib “incited an insurrection” by speaking at a Capitol ceasefire protest Hill, where about 300 people were later arrested.
This week, she changed the language to inciting an “illegal occupation” — but Rep. Rich McCormick’s resolution censuring Tlaib for anti-Semitic language came first to a vote and passed with 22 Democratic votes.
Greene withdrew her resolution shortly before McCormick was hired.