Ted Cruz warns DHS secretary he could be impeached over rise in migrant crossings

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, spoke at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 24, 2022. Cruz and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, wrote a letter Tuesday criticizing Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ handling of the U.S.-Mexico border and said it could be grounds to impeach him. (Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune)

WASHINGTON — As GOP lawmakers continue to antagonize the Biden administration over its immigration policies, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, warned Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas that his handling of the southern border could be “grounds for impeachment.”

Cruz, along with U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, sent a letter to Mayorkas on Tuesday blasting him for “gross dereliction of duty” and citing record-high numbers of crossings at the southern border.