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Apr 09 2024
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Schumer vows to crush Mayorkas impeachment trial
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Tuesday promised to quash the impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas “as quickly as possible.” The New York Democrat offered few procedural details ahead of the House on Wednesday, delivering the Senate two articles of impeachment that accuse Mr. Mayorkas of high crimes and misdemeanors for his handling the
Washington TimesNov 24 2020
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Biden Choses Alejandro Mayorkas As His Secretary Of Homeland Security
President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Alejandro Mayorkas to head the Department of Homeland Security, tapping the Cuban American to reverse President Trump's hard-line immigration policies.
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If confirmed, Alejandro Mayorkas would be the first Latino and the first immigrant to become secretary of Homeland Security. The Biden transition team announced his
NPR (Online News)Apr 13 2024
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Mayorkas Justifies Not Detaining Laken Riley's Accused Killer
When Jose Antonio Ibarra of Venezuela first crossed the United States-Mexico border in September 2022 near El Paso, Texas, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had about 8,100 detention beds available. Instead of holding Ibarra in its available detention space, ICE released him into the U.S. interior. A year and a half later, Ibarra was arrested and charged with 22-year-old Laken Riley‘s
Breitbart NewsApr 16 2024
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Mayorkas feuds with GOP as Senate begins long-delayed impeachment
The House finally delivered articles impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday, kicking off what’s expected to be an abbreviated process Democrats have vowed will end in acquittal. Rep. Mark Green led 10 fellow Republicans in marching the two articles across the Capitol, reading the 19-page indictment in its entirety into the Senate record. Senators
Washington TimesApr 04 2024
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Mayorkas warns that Haitians crossing to U.S. by sea will be returned
Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas sat down with McClatchy as part of ‘Beyond the Border,’ a special series on immigration in America, to be published April 9. Haitians seeking to flee gang violence engulfing the Caribbean nation should avoid journeying by sea to the United States, and will be returned to Haiti if intercepted, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told McClatchy
Miami HeraldApr 17 2024
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Senate Dismisses Impeachment Charges Against Mayorkas Without a Trial
The Senate on Wednesday dismissed the impeachment case against Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, voting along party lines before his trial got underway to sweep aside two charges accusing him of failing to enforce immigration laws and breaching the public trust.
By a vote of 51 to 48, with one senator voting “present,” the Senate ruled that the first charge was
New York Times (News)Apr 10 2024
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Sen. Rick Scott to Newsmax: 'Unprecedented' if Mayorkas Not Tried
The U.S. Senate is set to receive the articles of impeachment of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas next week from the House, but Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., does not want Mayorkas to see a trial in the Senate, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., told Newsmax Wednesday. "He is lawless…responsible for everything Biden has done" regarding the border, which is why the House impeached him, Scott
Newsmax (News)Sep 05 2023
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BREAKING: James Comer subpoenas DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in Hunter Biden tax probe
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer has reportedly subpoenaed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as well as other DHS and Secret Service officials over the alleged Hunter Biden tax probe tip-off. A former FBI agent in July backed up previous statements from IRS whistleblowers that the FBI had notified Secret Service headquarters about the plan to interview
The Post MillennialApr 09 2024
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Mayorkas' impeachment proceedings pushed to next week: Speaker Johnson
The process will start next week, Speaker Johnson said.
House Speaker Mike Johnson's office said Tuesday that it will delay the transmission of two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas -- pushing the process' start until next week.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
ABC News (Online)May 17 2023
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Rep. MTG Introduces Articles of Impeachment Against Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas
On Wednesday, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) introduced Articles of Impeachment against Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. “Our Southern border is being invaded, overrun & ignored. 1000s of illegal aliens, tons of drugs & even terrorists cross our border every day. Secretary Mayorkas is responsible,” Greene tweeted. “Today, I’m introducing articles of impeachment to
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