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Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram has the latest on the impending trial against the DHS secretary due to his response to the border crisis on 'Your World.'
The House of Representatives is set to transfer articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday afternoon, right after the Biden administration official testifies at a GOP-led hearing on Capitol Hill.
House impeachment managers are expected to walk the two House-passed articles to the Senate around 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office told Fox News Digital.
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Speaker Mike Johnson, left, said he is having impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas this week. (Getty Images)
Earlier that morning, Mayorkas is slated to appear at what is likely to be a contentious hearing before the House Homeland Security Committee to testify about President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 request for his department.
Eight of the 11 impeachment managers Johnson appointed are on the committee, including Chairman Mark Green, R-Tenn.
They were originally supposed to make the ceremonial trip last Wednesday, but Johnson delayed that at the request of GOP senators who asked that the date be moved so they could have more time to build a case.
The articles are expected to be transferred after Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas appears before the House Homeland Security Committee led by Chairman Mark Green, R-Tenn., pictured here. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
In February, the House passed two articles of impeachment against Mayorkas in a narrow 214-213 vote, both stemming from GOP-led fury over his and President Biden’s handling of the border crisis.
One accused him of having "refused to comply with federal immigration laws" and the other of having violated "public trust." A Fox News analysis found that 7.2 million people crossed the border illegally since Biden took office, a bigger number than the populations of 36 individual states.
A Cabinet secretary has not been impeached by the U.S. Congress since 1876.
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A group of over 100 migrants attempting to enter the U.S. illegally rush a border wall on Thursday, March 21, 2024. In the process, the migrants knock down Texas National Guardsmen before they are stopped by the border wall. (James Breeden for New York Post / Mega)
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has criticized the House GOP’s impeachment push but vowed to move forward expediently. He renewed that vow last week when Johnson delayed the transfer, telling reporters, "We’re ready to go whenever they are. We are sticking with our plan. We’re going to move this as expeditiously as possible."
However, Republicans in the House and Senate have expressed concern that Schumer will move to quickly dismiss the case without a trial.
The Department of Homeland Security referred Fox News Digital to an earlier comment and memo by its spokesperson on the impeachment, stating, "House Republicans will be remembered by history for trampling on the Constitution for political gain rather than working to solve the serious challenges at our border.
"Without a shred of evidence or legitimate Constitutional grounds, and despite bipartisan opposition, House Republicans have falsely smeared a dedicated public servant who has spent more than 20 years enforcing our laws and serving our country. Secretary Mayorkas and the Department of Homeland Security will continue working every day to keep Americans safe," the spokesperson said.
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