The House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday announced the start of an investigation into Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for 'dereliction of duty,' in what lawmakers said was the start of a push to impeach the head of the Homeland Security Department.
Chairman Mark Green, Tennessee Republican, released a lengthy report detailing Mr. Mayorkas’ record after two years in office, which he said includes rolling back effective Trump-era policies and implementing new changes that invited the record chaos that has erupted at the southern border.
“No officer gets to lie to his superior. No officer gets to lie to his people. You can’t do that. That’s a dereliction of duty. You can’t fail to do your jobs. His job is to secure the border,” Mr. Green said.Democrats have complained that the GOP’s criticism amounts to a difference in policy and that Mr. Mayorkas’ performance isn’t impeachable.
Mr. Green said he expects the investigation to take 11 or 12 weeks, though he said that timeline may slip as the committee tries to probe tricky questions about how much money local communities are spending to handle the surge of illegal immigrants.
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