Bill > HRes89

This Resolution impeaches Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, the Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors, meaning he is formally accused of serious misconduct in office. The core of the accusation is that Secretary Mayorkas has failed to uphold his oath to defend the country and faithfully execute the laws, specifically by presiding over what is described as a "reckless abandonment of border security and immigration enforcement." The Resolution alleges that he has not maintained "operational control of the border," a term defined as preventing all unlawful entries, including by terrorists, illegal aliens, and contraband, as required by the Secure Fence Act of 2006. It claims he has willfully violated the Immigration and Nationality Act by releasing hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens into the United States instead of detaining them, a practice referred to as "catch and release," and that he terminated border wall construction contracts despite appropriated funds. Furthermore, the Resolution asserts that his policies have led to increased illegal immigration, drug smuggling, particularly of fentanyl, and a greater risk of terrorism, citing increased apprehensions at the border and the dismissal of alien court cases due to improper filing by his department.