US EditionSenate dismisses one of two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security secretary
- The Senate has dismissed all impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
- The first article of impeachment charged Mayorkas with "willful and systemic refusal to comply" with immigration law.
- The second article of impeachment charged Mayorkas with a "breach of trust" for saying the border was secure.
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US Senate dismisses impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
The US Senate voted Wednesday to dismiss two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The US House of Representatives impeached Mayorkas in February over his handling of the migrant situation at the US-Mexico border. The articles of impeachment asserted that Mayorkas did not comply with his duties under the Immigration and Nationality Act, which the articles allege “significantly contributed to unprecedente…
Senate dismisses 2 articles of impeachment against Homeland Security secretary, ends trial
WASHINGTON — The Senate has dismissed all impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, ending the House Republican push to remove the Cabinet secretary from office over his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border and ending his trial before arguments…
The impeachment trial in Congress against the US Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, took months to start and has ended in just a matter of hours. The Senate received the charges with which the House of Representatives indicted the person responsible for U.S. immigration policy on Tuesday and, 24 hours later, has determined that the accusation was unconstitutional. The case has been canceled, by 51 votes - those of the Democratic…
Senate Democrats quickly set aside articles of impeachment accusing the Secretary of Homeland Security of refusing to enforce immigration laws and abusing public trust, deeming them unconstitutional.
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