Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives are facing criticism for their attempt to impeach the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of U.S. immigration policies at the southern border.
U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas told theGrio that the GOP’s effort is “really sad because it’s a losing game for the American people overall,” she said. “Republicans are just looking for an issue to run on” for the 2024 elections.”
Democratic strategist Ameshia Cross told theGrio, “Republicans are trying to shift the news narrative, and they are out for blood against the Biden administration.”
She added, “Mayorkas is a policy guy. He has followed that framework since he took the role, and he is someone who has not committed crimes,” she added.
In November 2023, House Republicans introduced articles of impeachment against Mayorkas, alleging he “willfully and systematically refused to comply with Federal immigration laws” and that he “breached the public trust” by stating that the U.S.-Mexico border is secure.
Crockett told theGrio that House GOP members lack justification to impeach Mayorkas and just “don’t like how he oversees the border.
“Nothing that has been alleged rises to the level of impeachment, which includes high crimes and misdemeanors,” she said.
“It’s a game because we know that they don’t want to solve the border. If they wanted to solve the border then they would want to talk about policy because it’s up to Congress to create policy,” she added.
Cross told theGrio that the GOP is trying “to find someone to blame for our migrant crisis.”
“There is currently an immigration reform package on the table, but they’re listening to Donald Trump and don’t want to accept it, even though it is arguably the most exhaustive migrant plan that this nation has ever seen,” she added.
Vicki Gaubeca, associate…
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