BREAKING: House Sends Mayorkas Impeachment Articles To Senate As Trial Remains Uncertain

On Tuesday, the House of Representatives sent articles of impeachment against Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). The impeachment articles passed in February in a narrow, party-line vote that resulted in Mayorkas being the first cabinet secretary to be impeached in nearly 150 years. The cabinet secretary has faced heavy criticism for his handling of the southern border, as millions of illegal migrants have flowed into the country under his watch.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), after a week delay, signed the articles of impeachment on Monday and directed impeachment managers to transport the articles to the upper chamber. "I just delivered my Articles of Impeachment against Secretary Mayorkas to the United States Senate," Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who initially introduced the articles of impeachment, wrote on X. "Mayorkas is derelict of his duty and must be removed from office. Chuck Schumer: HOLD THE TRIAL!"

With Schumer now in possession of the articles of impeachment, the stage is set for a high-stakes political drama. The 100 senators will be sworn in as jurors on Wednesday, but the trial's future is uncertain. Democrats may move to dismiss the case against Biden's cabinet secretary, a move that has already been voiced by Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH), according to Fox News.

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), and other GOP members have called on Schumer to commence with a trial and hold Mayorkas accountable. "Mr. Schumer wants to prevent the House impeachment managers from presenting evidence of the disaster that has unfolded on the southern border because Mr. Mayorkas refuses to follow the law. He wants to avoid news coverage of how bad the border crisis is," Lee explained in a press release. "He also wants to insulate Democrats from having to vote guilty or not guilty. By tabling the articles of impeachment, Democrats don't have to go on the record either admitting that Mr. Mayorkas is violating the law or condoning his actions and failures to act. That Mr. Schumer would shirk the Senate's constitutional duties and defy 200 years of precedent demonstrates how terrified the Democrats are that the American people will realize the vast human suffering their open-borders policies have produced."

As President Biden continues to neglect the crisis on the southern border, Senate Democrats, many of whom are vulnerable to Republican challenges this November, face a critical decision. They must decide whether to hold Mayorkas accountable for the Biden administration's lack of action. Despite Mayorkas' claims, the border remains insecure, and impeachment may be the only way to effect change in an administration seemingly disinterested in resolving the crisis.

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I just delivered my Articles of Impeachment against Secretary Mayorkas to the United States Senate.

Mayorkas is derelict of his duty and must be removed from office.

Chuck Schumer: HOLD THE TRIAL! pic.twitter.com/pjTAmlJrQa

— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) April 16, 2024

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