Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during the third annual Axios What’s Next Summit at the Planet Word Museum on March 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. With a focus on the future of the workspace and how artificial intelligence will play a role policy, news and other disciplines, the summit heard from members of Congress, … Read more
Tugboats guide the Maersk Atlanta container ship at the Port of Newark in Newark, New Jersey, US, on Saturday, March 30, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images As the Dali container ship neared the Francis Scott Key Bridge after losing power and with no ability to navigate, there were no tug boats to guide … Read more
WASHINGTON ― House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced on Thursday that he plans to send articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on April 10, calling on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to hold a full trial and hear GOP arguments in favor of Mayorkas being ousted … Read more
A person holds an American flag as they participate in a ceremony to become an American citizen during a U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services naturalization ceremony at the Miami Field Office on August 17, 2018 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The U.S. has more foreign-born residents than any other country, according to … Read more
House Republicans voted Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas ― not for any legitimate reason, but because they really want to help Donald Trump look tough on immigration issues ahead of the November presidential election. The final vote was 214 to 213. A handful of Republicans joined all Democrats in opposing the effort: … Read more
In a stunning blow to Republican leaders, the House rejected an effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday after a number of Republicans joined Democrats in opposing it. The final vote was 214 to 216. The vote was incredibly dramatic. It was tied 215 to 215 for several minutes, with every Democrat … Read more
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas looks up during a Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing on the department’s budget request on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 26, 2021. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters House Republican leaders scrambled Tuesday to lock down enough support in their caucus to pass a bill to impeach Homeland … Read more
House Republicans pushing for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said they’re engaged in the effort of “deporting [him] from his position.” The charged language about Mayorkas ― who emigrated from Cuba with his family when he was 1 year old and became a U.S. citizen ― appeared multiple times in an impeachment … Read more
