IMMIGRATION HUB: EXTREMIST GOP LAWMAKERS ADVANCE BASELESS IMPEACHMENT ATTEMPT AGAINST SECRETARY MAYORKAS TO SENATE
April 17, 2024
April 17, 2024
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Immigration Hub issued the following statement on April 16, 2024:
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Today, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will deliver the House-approved articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate, where the charges are likely to be dismissed. Policy and constitutional experts say the charges are based on policy differences and cannot serve as a basis for impeachment under the Constitution.
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Today, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will deliver the House-approved articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate, where the charges are likely to be dismissed. Policy and constitutional experts say the charges are based on policy differences and cannot serve as a basis for impeachment under the Constitution.