Was the Impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas Justified?

What does the impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas reveal about Congress, the border crisis, and the Republican Party?

For Context: On Tuesday, the House of Representatives voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, accusing him of “willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law” in regard to enforcing immigration policy. The impeachment is nearly certain to fail in the Senate, where Democrats hold a majority.

“The Right Thing To Do”: Writing in the Wall Street Journal Opinion (Lean Right bias), Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) called the impeachment “the right thing to do.” Green outlined the case for impeachment, arguing that Mayorkas “willfully refused to comply with the law” by “disregarding numerous provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act.” Green adds that Mayorkas “breached the public trust, both by violating his statutory duty to control the border and by knowingly making false statements to Congress.” Green concludes, “The Senate must finish the House’s work and convict Secretary Mayorkas.”

“Abuse of Congressional Power”: A writer for MSNBC (Left bias) labeled the impeachment vote a “rather dramatic abuse of congressional power” and argued the vote showcased the shrinking faction of moderate Republican representatives, all of whom “can fit comfortably in a midsized sedan — with room to spare.” The writer concluded that the impeachment set a dangerous precedent for Congress, stating, “We’ve apparently reached the point in American politics in which members of Congress no longer need evidence of high crimes to impeach officials they don’t like. This seems ... problematic.”