The Biden-Trump electoral war on immigration heats up: the Republicans approve the impeachment of the Minister of National Security

Republicans passed it in a committee of the U.S. House of Representatives impeachment charges (indictment) against the Secretary of Homeland Security, Alexander Mayorkasof which he is accused having endangered the security of the country with the entry of undocumented migrants.

The charges were approved by the House of Representatives National Security Committee with 18 votes in favor – all Republicans – and 14 against – all Democrats – before being put to the vote in the plenary session.

It is an accusation against a cabinet official who it had not been seen for almost 150 years. The Homeland Security Committee recommended two articles of impeachment against Mayorkas to the full House of Representatives, while Republicans support a hard-line approach to deportation of Donald Trump, favorite for the November elections, on immigration.

Rarely A Cabinet member faced the bar of impeachment for “high crimes and misdemeanors,” and Democrats on the committee dismissed the trial as a joke and a farce who could sit a chilling precedent for other public officials involved in political disputes from lawmakers who disagree with the president’s approach.

Migrations and borders, “the” theme of the campaign

The vote in plenary could take place from next week and its approval would formally open the impeachment trial against Mayorkas at a time when Migration and border They are becoming regarding the election campaign.

The charges that Republicans accuse Mayorkas of, also called articles of ‘impeachment’, are “breach of public trust” AND “Systematic and deliberate refusal to comply with the law” by failing to adequately manage the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rep. Mark Green said Tuesday that “the final remedy to directly address Secretary Mayorkas’s deliberate and systematic disregard for the rule of law is impeachment.”

“After three years of this crisis and a year of investigations and procedures, we must move forward responsibly“He added.

The committee’s Democrat, Bennie Thompson, responded that “impeachment” against Mayorkas “It’s a baseless farce” and that “the few reasonable Republicans left in the House know this, even if they refuse to admit it.” “The American people deserve better,” he said.

Mayorkas: “Their accusations don’t worry me”

Mayorkas, for his partpublished a six-page letter which he sent to the president of the commission in which he assured that he had provided countless information that “clearly demonstrates” how he is applying the law and regretted that this did not serve to stop this “unfounded” process.

“I assure you that your accusations are false They don’t worry me or distract me law enforcement and broader public service to which I remain committed,” he said.

The Republicans are right right now a weak majority of 219 to 213 in the House of Representativesso when they present charges to the plenary session they must receive the support of almost all of its members to be approved.

A process that will die in the Senate

If the items prosper, It will be up to the Senate to carry forward the impeachment trial against Mayorkasa process that is almost impossible to achieve as it requires two thirds of the votes in that chamber the Democrats have the majority.

However, the Republicans They will try to take advantage of the public exposure of the impeachment trial against the president’s immigration policy chief, Joe Biden, when the issue is becoming very important ahead of the election campaign.

In December 2023 they crossed the southern border from Mexico into the United States at least 302,000 migrants without documents, an unprecedented number. During fiscal year 2023 2.4 million people were arrested which also represents a record.

The White House and senators of both parties have negotiated an immigration agreement – ​​the details of which are not known – to address the ongoing border crisis, but former president and Republican nominee, Donald Trump (2017-2021), and his allies in Congress have opposed his prosperity.