[NYP] Twenty House Republicans on Tuesday called for the impeachment and removal of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in the next Congress for his failure to stop the immigration crisis at the southern border. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), who introduced articles of impeachment against President Biden’s DHS chief last year, led the delegation of lawmakers at a press conference on Tuesday, making the legal case for how Mayorkas "has committed high crimes and misdemeanors" worthy of impeachment.
"Secretary Mayorkas has released more than one million illegal aliens into the country," Biggs said. "Most of these released illegal aliens will never be heard from again."
The Arizona Republican, who has said he’ll challenge Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for the speaker’s gavel in the next Congress, argued that Mayorkas has "failed to maintain operational control of the border as required under the law," "may have lied to Congress" when he testified that the situation at the border was under control, and has not detained illegal immigrants as required by law.
"The law is clear, illegal aliens shall be detained," Biggs said.
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