Alejandro Mayorkas Impeachment: House To Vote on Measure Against Homeland Security Secretary

The House of Representatives is expected to hold a vote on Monday concerning Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' impeachment measure.

The vote would not revolve around deciding whether or not to impeach Mayorkas but instead on a Democratic motion to table the resolution filed by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. The latter is seeking to impeach Mayorkas. If the motion to table is approved, the House will not proceed with the impeachment vote against the DHS secretary.

Alejandro Mayorkas Impeachment Measure

Greene is considered one of the most controversial and House hardline lawmakers and filed her resolution last Thursday. She claimed that the Homeland Security Secretary failed to secure the southern border from undocumented migrants and drugs.

The lawmaker also filed it as a "privileged resolution, " forcing the House to vote within two legislative days. When asked last week why she introduced the resolution, Greene said it was because people just died the day prior.

The Republican was pointing to a photograph of two of her Georgia constituents who lost their lives during a police car chase with a human smuggler that occurred near San Antonio, as per ABC News.

Greene said that people were dying every single day in the United States because Mayorkas was breaking the law and his oath of office. Despite her efforts, House Republicans are divided on the effort. Some moderates do not fully support the measure without completing a full investigation beforehand.

During an interview earlier this month, House Speaker Mike Johnson said that Mayorkas has been an object of failure in his position. He added that he believes the Homeland Security Secretary has committed impeachable offenses.

Democratic lawmakers are expected to vote uniformly to table Greene's measure against Mayorkas. She previously brought forward several articles of impeachment for Mayorkas in May. However, at the time, House GOP leaders never brought them to a vote.

The development also comes as the House scrambles to negotiate a new budget resolution to avoid a government shutdown. According to CNBC, Congress has only four days left until the temporary spending bill adopted in late September expires.

Border Crisis

A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official said that the House is wasting time playing political games as government funding is expiring this week. He added that a lapse in appropriations will damage the country's border security and national security.

The department added that if a government shutdown ensues, roughly 72% of DHS employees will have to work without pay. The impeachment motion against Mayorkas passes in the Republican-led House, the Homeland Security Secretary will face a trial in the Democratic-led Senate.

In the incident that Greene mentioned, the Texas Department of Public Safety said that the suspected smuggler was evading law enforcement from Zavala County. He then hit a second vehicle head-on.

Greene's resolution itself alleges that the DHS secretary violated his oath to uphold his constitutional duty by allowing the supposed "invasion" of undocumented immigrants who are crossing the border. On the other hand, a spokesperson for the DHS said that Republicans have wasted months trying to conduct baseless attacks, said CBS News.