WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Committee on Homeland Security will convene on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, at 10:00 AM ET, to mark up articles of impeachment against Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), for high crimes and misdemeanors.

“Over the last year, the House Committee on Homeland Security conducted a comprehensive investigation into the causes, costs, and consequences of the unprecedented crisis at America’s borders, holding 10 hearings, publishing six reports totaling roughly 400 pages, and conducting extensive interviews with chief patrol agents for the U.S. Border Patrol,” Chairman Green said. “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.

Chairman Green concluded, “In the Committee’s impeachment hearings, members received testimony from top legal officials that detailed how Secretary Mayorkas has failed to uphold his oath of office, how his actions and decisions rise to the level of impeachable offenses, and how his misconduct is costing states across the country. We also heard from Americans grieving the consequences of Secretary Mayorkas’ refusal to comply with the law and his abuse of power, which has cost American families countless innocent lives. 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.”

DETAILS:

WHAT: House Homeland Security Committee Markup of Articles of Impeachment against DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

DATE: Tuesday, January 30, 2024
 
TIME: 10:00 AM ET
 
LOCATION: 310 Cannon House Office Building. The markup will also be live streamed here.
 
BACKGROUND:Read all five of the House Committee on Homeland Security’s interim reports, which were released throughout the course of the Committee’s five-phase investigation into Mayorkas’ handling of the crisis:

• Phase 1 Interim Report: DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ Dereliction of Duty
• Phase 2 Interim Report: DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Has Emboldened Cartels, Criminals, and America’s Enemies
• Phase 3 Interim Report: The Devastating Human Costs of the DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ Open-Borders Policies
• Phase 4 Interim Report: The Historic Dollar Costs of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ Open-Borders Policies
• Phase 5 Interim Report: The Massive Waste and Abuse Enabled by DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
• Transcribed Interview Appendix: First-Hand Accounts of the Crisis From Border Patrol Sector Chiefs

Read selections of the transcripts in which chief and deputy chief patrol agents at the Southwest border discussed a number of consequences of Secretary Mayorkas’ open borders:

• Never before have agents seen such historic numbers of illegal crossings 
• The lack of consequences enforced by this administration for illegal entry
• Mass releases functioning as a pull factor for millions of illegal aliens
• Illegal aliens are now turning themselves in to Border Patrol, knowing they will be released into the interior
• The expansive degree of cartel control at the Southwest border 
• Agents are being taken out of the field in order to help process and release illegal aliens
• Illegal aliens are spreading the word of our open border back home, encouraging more crossings
• The operational impacts of open borders, including closed checkpoints and national security/public safety risks
• Border Patrol sector chiefs contradict Secretary Mayorkas and say they do not have operational control in their sectors

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