By — Hannah Grabenstein Hannah Grabenstein Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/read-house-gops-full-impeachment-articles-against-homeland-security-head-mayorkas Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Read House GOP’s full impeachment articles against Homeland Security head Mayorkas Politics Apr 16, 2024 2:55 PM EDT House Republicans formally delivered articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday. House Republicans voted to impeach Mayorkas in February by a razor-thin margin of 214-213, after initially failing to garner the necessary votes in an earlier attempt. READ MORE: What to expect from the Mayorkas impeachment trial Mayorkas is the first sitting Cabinet secretary in American history to be impeached. A group of House managers walked the articles across the Capitol to the Senate. The articles accused the Homeland Security head of “willfully and systematically” refusing to enforce immigration laws at the U.S.-Mexico border. Republicans also said he lied to Congress and broke the public’s trust by saying the border is secure. Read the full articles of impeachment against Mayorkas here. The Democratic-controlled Senate will now decide whether and how to investigate the charges. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has called the impeachment a “sham.” With a simple majority, Democrats could dismiss the trial or table the articles, which would end the proceedings quickly. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Email Address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. Republicans say Mayorkas has eliminated policies that discouraged border crossings and implemented others, such as expanding humanitarian parole, that encourage migrants to come to the United States. The secretary and Democrats argue that it’s up to Congress to pass border security legislation. Mayorkas, who has called House GOP’s allegations “baseless,” is unlikely to be removed from office. Conviction requires a two-thirds vote by the Senate, and Democrats control the chamber 51-49. By — Hannah Grabenstein Hannah Grabenstein @hgrabenstein
House Republicans formally delivered articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday. House Republicans voted to impeach Mayorkas in February by a razor-thin margin of 214-213, after initially failing to garner the necessary votes in an earlier attempt. READ MORE: What to expect from the Mayorkas impeachment trial Mayorkas is the first sitting Cabinet secretary in American history to be impeached. A group of House managers walked the articles across the Capitol to the Senate. The articles accused the Homeland Security head of “willfully and systematically” refusing to enforce immigration laws at the U.S.-Mexico border. Republicans also said he lied to Congress and broke the public’s trust by saying the border is secure. Read the full articles of impeachment against Mayorkas here. The Democratic-controlled Senate will now decide whether and how to investigate the charges. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has called the impeachment a “sham.” With a simple majority, Democrats could dismiss the trial or table the articles, which would end the proceedings quickly. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Email Address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. Republicans say Mayorkas has eliminated policies that discouraged border crossings and implemented others, such as expanding humanitarian parole, that encourage migrants to come to the United States. The secretary and Democrats argue that it’s up to Congress to pass border security legislation. Mayorkas, who has called House GOP’s allegations “baseless,” is unlikely to be removed from office. Conviction requires a two-thirds vote by the Senate, and Democrats control the chamber 51-49.