WASHINGTON — Texas Republicans on the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee excoriated Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas during a hearing Wednesday as conservatives seek to impeach the secretary over the rise in illegal crossings on the southern border.
House Republicans are seeking to oust Mayorkas, accusing him of a dereliction of duty. If the Republican effort is successful, Mayorkas would be the second cabinet secretary ever impeached. Democrats dismiss the effort as a partisan attack against the secretary, who is operating within immigration laws that only Congress can change.
