The Biden administration has been under fire lately for their handling of the border crisis, and now one Republican lawmaker is taking things to the next level. Representative Andy Biggs of Arizona is introducing articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who he believes is committing treasonous behavior.
Biggs recently appeared on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” to explain why he believes Mayorkas must be removed from office. According to Biggs, it’s Congress’ responsibility to “remove a public official from office … who is causing public harm,” and he believes Mayorkas is doing just that. Biggs cited the Founding Fathers when discussing the impeachment clause, which states that a public official can be removed for committing “high crimes and misdemeanors,” which he believes Mayorkas has done.
The Arizona Republican went on to point out that prior to the Biden-Mayorkas administration, the Yuma border sector saw fewer than 9,000 illegal immigrant encounters, but in 2022, that number skyrocketed to 360,000. He also said that Mayorkas has gotten rid of every policy from the Trump-era and prior that was actually working to keep the border secure, and he believes the secretary has willfully imposed dangerous policies that are causing chaos in the country.
It’s clear that the border situation isn’t going away anytime soon, and Biggs is determined to take a stand against Mayorkas and the policies he has put in place. He’s not the only one either; in November of last year, Rep. Debbie Lesko of Arizona called for the secretary to step down or face investigation by the newly-GOP-led chamber. Then in April, Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado confronted Mayorkas during a hearing and told him that many of his constituents believe he has committed treason.
It’s time for the Biden administration to take the border crisis seriously and find a solution that keeps everyone safe. The only way to do that is to remove Mayorkas from office, and with Biggs’ articles of impeachment, it looks like that might be the only way.
Let’s face facts, the Biden administration will continue to promote and ignore illegal immigration. It’s up to lawmakers to get this mess under control and moving to evict the free-loader Mayorka is a great place to start, in my opinion.
