Congressional Black Caucus members are slamming Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives for proposing a second vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after a failed attempt last week.
In a statement obtained by theGrio, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., condemned GOP members for attempting to impeach Mayorkas without evidence that he committed an impeachable offense.
“This is a political stunt and a hit job ordered by two people, Donald Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene,” he said.
“The extreme MAGA Republicans have been directed by Donald Trump not to work together to address the challenges at the border and instead to distract the American people,” he continued.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a Democrat of Texas, told theGrio that Republicans’ attempt to impeach Mayorkas is an act of “desperation.”
“The GOP is morphing into the MAGA movement … full of conspiracy theories, lies, misinformation,” she said.
Crockett added that since Republicans failed to impeach President Joe Biden, Mayorkas has become a target.
“They’re not having too much luck with impeaching the president, so the next thing they feel like they can … get rid of is the guy at the head of the border,” she continued.
Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., told theGrio that House GOP members’ efforts to impeach Mayorkas “shows their lack of ability to function as a majority.”
On Tuesday, the House voted 214-216, tanking the House GOP-led effort to impeach Mayorkas for allegedly failing to enforce immigration policies and for unsuccessfully securing the southern border. Three Republicans — Reps. Ken Buck of Colorado, Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin and Tom McClintock of California — joined House Democrats in opposing to the measure.
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