Texas Gov. Greg Abbott slammed Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the border crisis, saying he has told nothing but lies to the American people. "What Mayorkas has said is nothing but a bunch of lies," Abbott said in an interview with FOX4 News. Abbott said he proves he is telling lies and has been impeached, in part, because he lied to Congress, by telling Congress and America that the border was secure. "The Biden administration has not secured the border. What SB4 does, is...
Senators were sworn in at 1 p.m. Wednesday for their third impeachment trial in four years, this time of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas. Three hours later, they had voted along party lines to dismiss both counts against Mayorkas. House Republicans, who say Mayorkas has failed to fulfill his duties in upholding immigration law, pushed for a full Senate trial of the case against him. Senate Democrats called the allegations baseless. The impeachment of President Biden's top...
The Senate rejected the two articles that accuse Mayorkas of refusing to enforce immigration laws. The House voted to impeach him in February.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate adjourns the impeachment trial against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after dismissing charges.
House Republicans walked over their impeachment articles against Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday in a dramatic show of disapproval.
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The Democratic-controlled Senate quickly dismissed the impeachment charges brought by the U.S. House against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The Senate voted to rule both impeachment articles unconstitutional because they did
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas stressed the need for the House to pass the Senate's bipartisan immigration bill as he faced criticism from Republicans for his handling of the immigration crisis at the Southern Border during a public hearing. The secretary appeared before the House Homeland Security Committee to testify on President Biden's 2025 budget request. Other topics discussed included flood insurance, cybersecurity concerns, preventing online child exploitation, workforce...
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas stressed the need for the House to pass the Senate's immigration bill as he faced criticism from Republicans for his perceived failures at addressing the immigration crisis at the Southern Border. The Secretary appeared before the House Homeland Security Committee to testify on President Biden's 2025 budget request. Several topics were discussed during the hearing, including flood insurance, cybersecurity concerns, preventing online child...
The majority of the U.S. Senate swiftly voted to reject two articles of impeachment against Mayorkas today.
Maria Acosta’s heart sinks every time she hears the question. “Señora, do I need to move?” Immigrants in Iowa keep asking her. And Acosta says she doesn’t know how to respond. “I feel powerless. I feel frustrated,” says Acosta, a community organizer for the Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice. “What can I tell people? I can’t tell them, ‘Oh, no, everything is going to be fine.’ I don’t know if everything is going to be fine. Right now, it’s not fine at all.” Last month, Iowa lawmakers swiftly...
The Senate has dismissed all impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, ending the House Republican push to remove the Cabinet secretary from office over his handling of the the U.S.-Mexico border and ending his trial before arguments even began. Senators voted to dismiss both articles of impeachment and end the trial, with Democrats […]