Last month House Republicans were finally able to impeach DHS Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas. Today, speaker Mike Johnson announced that he will formally hand over the impeachment articles to the Senate on April 10th.
Johnson sent a letter to Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, and urged him to hold a trial expeditiously.
"As Speaker and impeachment managers of the U.S. House of Representatives, we write to inform you that we will present to you upon the Senate’s return, on April 10, 2024, the duly passed articles of impeachment regarding Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. We urge you to schedule a trial of the matter expeditiously," Johnson wrote alongside the 11 Republicans selected as impeachment managers.
All but three House Republicans voted to impeach Mayorkas last month over his handling of the U.S. southern border. There were two counts against Mayorkas, accusing him of failing to comply with and enforce existing law, along with breach of public trust.
It was the first time since 1876 that a cabinet secretary had been impeached.
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