By Jesus Garcia
05 Feb 2024, 15:21 PM EST
Republicans in the House of Representatives are advancing with an impeachment process against the Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, whom they accuse of not applying immigration and border security laws.
Last week, the House Homeland Security Committee, chaired by Republican Mark Green (Tennessee), approved the two accusations against Mayorkas, so that he can face the process also known as ‘impeachment’.
It will be this week when congressmen seek to approve the impeachment process in plenary, which they would have to send to the Senate for completion.
In the session where the accusations were approved, Green cited a Supreme Court decision, written by Judge Brett Kavanaugh – nominated by former President Trump – on a case between Texas and the Biden Administration.
“Judge Cavanaugh responded: I think his current position is that, instead of judicial review, Congress has to resort to impeachment, or dramatic measures in the face of such a challenge to the laws passed by Congress,” Green said to shore up the arguments. accusations against Mayorkas. “In other words, the Biden Administration’s own legal position, the Biden Administration’s own legal position before the Supreme Court is that impeachment is the appropriate solution.”
Laura Rodríguez, vice president of Government Affairs at the Center for American Progress (CAP), explained in the podcast “El Diario Sin Límites” the details of the impeachment process and its implications.
>> Why did the Republicans decide to move forward with an impeachment trial of Alejandro Mayorkas?
>> Is impeachment a priority in Congress?
>> What happens if the impeachment trial reaches the Senate?
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