- Rep. Kevin McCarthy called Tuesday for resignation of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
- McCarthy mentioned the conditions at the border and stated that he would investigate Mayorkas’s conduct if he didn’t resign.
- Mayorkas could be impeached if investigations are successful.
Citing conditions at the US-Mexico border, California Rep. Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday called for the resignation of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, saying he would investigate the Biden-appointed official if he does not step down.
McCarthy stated, during a meeting with U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel at El Paso (Texas), that the nation is now more vulnerable than ever due to illegal border crossings. Six other Republicans joined McCarthy in calling it the “worst US Border Crisis” in US history.
The highest ever number of southwest border interactions between US Border Patrol and migrants was recorded last year by US Border Patrol. According to Pew Research Center. US Customs and Border Patrol Over 150,000 illegal crossings have been consistently recordedEvery month in this year. More migrants from Mexico, Venezuela, Guatemala and Guatemala are making dangerous journeys to the US border. They are willing to put their lives at riskEscape poverty, climate change, political instability.
McCarthy specifically targeted the imminent ending of Title 42 as a cause for concern at border. After a U.S. District Court judge declared it illegal, the Trump-era policy of allowing migrants to be turned back at the border because of COVID-19 concerns will be ended next month. CBS reported.
Mayorkas is a Biden-appointed cabinet minister to the Department of Homeland Security. He oversees the country’s counter-terrorism and border policies. In April, Mayorkas expressed supportfor the repeal of the public health measure and the return to traditional Title 8 procedures that are used to process migrants. This is what the country has always relied upon.
McCarthy stated that “if Secretary Mayorkas doesn’t resign”, In a press conference, the House Republicans stated that they would investigate every order, every act, and every failure. We will decide if we can start an impeachment inquiry.
—Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) November 22, 2022
McCarthy is the Frontrunner for Speaker of the HouseThe next session of Congress will see the Republicans regain control over the House, following the midterm elections. After the impeachments by Trump and his two successors, GOP representatives will be in session. Biden has said that there is pressure for him to be impeachedMembers of his administration.
Mayorkas would become the second president-elect to be impeached if he is convicted. Washington Post Report. William Belknap (president Ulysses S. Grant’s secretary of war) was impeached in 1876 after he accepted bribes.
McCarthy said Tuesday that “we never do impeachment for political reasons.” He was responding to criticisms that GOP leaders could politicize the impeachment procedure to undermine Biden’s policies and appointments in an attempt to stall his administration’s progress. “If the investigation leads us to an impeachment inquiry we will continue.“
Insider received no response from McCarthy or the Department of Homeland Security.
