On February 13th, the United States House of Representatives voted by a narrow margin to impeach President Biden's Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and now, the move has been taken one step further.
“Speaker Mike Johnson informed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer that the House will send the impeachment articles against Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on April 10, according to a letter obtained by CNN, the next step in having an impeachment trial in the upper chamber.
Schumer's office responded to the letter, saying senators will be sworn in as jurors on April 11.
… House Republicans impeached Mayorkas last month after failing to do so on their first try, a stunning loss that came about after GOP defections and absence sank the initial floor vote. Republicans have sought to use the impeachment of Mayorkas' to spotlight the Biden administration's handling of the southern border, as the conference has faced building pressure from their base to hold President Joe Biden and his departments and agencies accountable over immigration and border security policies.
The Democratic-controlled Senate is not expected to convict Mayorkas, and senators could move to quickly dismiss the impeachment, though Schumer has not outlined specifically how his chamber will handle the trial. Schumer said last month that Senate President Pro Tempore Patty Murray will preside over the proceedings.”
Both chambers of Congress are currently in recess until the 8th of April due to the Easter holiday.
Majorkas was impeached last month by a narrow majority in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives for a “dereliction of duty” over his handling of the immigration crisis on America's Southern Border.
