The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, led by Chairman Mark E. Green, recently published an interim report as a part of its oversight investigation into U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
The report lays out the committee's case that Secretary Mayorkas should be charged with dereliction of duty, highlighting the department's overall failures at the Southwest border.
The secretary of Homeland Security must swear an oath to "Well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter".
Section 103(a)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act bestows the DHS secretary with "The power and duty to control and guard the boundaries and borders of the United States against the illegal entry of aliens".
Committee Chairman Green has said his committee plans to turn its findings on Secretary Mayorkas' actions over to the House Judiciary Committee, which has jurisdiction to formally launch impeachment proceedings.
House Republicans face an uphill battle to secure enough votes to impeach Secretary Mayorkas.
If impeached, Secretary Mayorkas will be only the second cabinet secretary ever impeached in American history.
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