Bill > HRes582

This Resolution impeaches Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, the Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors, meaning serious offenses against the government. The resolution outlines two main articles of impeachment. Article I alleges that Secretary Mayorkas has failed to uphold his oath to secure the country and faithfully execute the laws by abandoning border security and immigration enforcement. Specifically, it claims he has not maintained "operational control" of the border, which means preventing all unlawful entries, and has released hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants into the United States, violating the Secure Fence Act of 2006 and the Immigration and Nationality Act. It also states he terminated border wall construction contracts despite appropriated funds and reinstituted "catch and release" policies, leading to increased illegal immigration and drug smuggling. Article II alleges that Secretary Mayorkas has endangered departmental personnel and American citizens by refusing to adequately prevent potentially contagious undocumented immigrants from entering the United States, particularly in relation to COVID-19. It claims he has failed to fully implement Title 42, a public health order that allows for the expulsion of certain individuals from countries with quarantinable diseases, and has released individuals into the interior of the U.S. without proper screening or detention, even when they were known to have COVID-19, thereby increasing the risk of its spread.