WASHINGTON—Following the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee’s markup of articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Heritage Action Executive Vice President Ryan Walker issued the following statement today urging lawmakers to follow the facts and impeach Sec. Mayorkas:
“Sec. Mayorkas has repeatedly lied to Congress and attempted to gaslight the American people into believing the historic crisis at our borders doesn’t exist. Unfortunately for the secretary, we stopped believing his lies long ago.
“Americans understand that facilitating an invasion of our country is not just a failure of leadership, it’s an abuse of authority and a violation of the oath he swore to protect the people he’s now endangering. Lawmakers in the House have laid out a clear case for impeaching Sec. Mayorkas. Congress should finish the job and fire Mayorkas before he lets another 10 million people into our country.”
Supported by analysis from border policy and legal scholars at The Heritage Foundation, Heritage Action has called for the impeachment of Sec. Mayorkas for nearly a year. Heritage Action’s nationwide network of two million grassroots conservatives have driven thousands of calls to congressional offices, leading us to where we are now with Sec. Mayorkas on the verge of impeachment.
Due to the catastrophe at the border caused by the Biden administration, the number of Americans who support tougher immigration restrictions has been steadily increasing. Three-fourths of Americans—a bipartisan majority—now believe the situation at the border is ‘a crisis’ or ‘very serious,’ while only 7% view it as ‘not much of a problem.’
Heritage Action strongly supports H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, as the only solution to securing the border and ending the Biden-designed crisis that’s exacerbating the drug, crime, and cost of living crises facing the country.
BACKGROUND:
Heritage Action: Impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas
The Heritage Foundation: The Case for Impeachment of Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas Secretary of Homeland Security
The Heritage Foundation: Impeaching Mayorkas Is a Must, He Violated His Oath and Committed “High Crimes and Misdemeanors”
Heritage Action: H.R. 2 is the Only Solution to Securing the Border