Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will not face a formal Senate impeachment trial after the two articles of impeachment against him were dismissed on Wednesday. This decision ensures that Mayorkas will not be tried in the upper chamber despite facing charges of willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law and breach of public trust, as reported by The Washington Post.

“Throughout his tenure as Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro N. Mayorkas has repeatedly violated laws enacted by Congress regarding immigration and border security,” the first article said. “In large part because of his unlawful conduct, millions of aliens have illegally entered the United States on an annual basis with many unlawfully remaining in the United States.

“His refusal to obey the law is not only an offense against the separation of powers in the Constitution of the United States, it also threatens our national security and has had a dire impact on communities across the country.”

The second article said Mayorkas “has knowingly made false statements, and knowingly obstructed lawful oversight of the Department of Homeland Security … principally to obfuscate the results of his willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law.”

The articles of impeachment were approved by the House in February with a vote of 214-213. On Wednesday, the charges were dismissed by Senate Democrats, voting along party lines.

Chuck Schumer, the Senate Majority Leader, asserted that the impeachment of Mayorkas by the House was invalid.

“The charges brought against Secretary Mayorkas fail to meet the high standards of high crimes and misdemeanors,” the Democrat said.

“To validate this gross abuse by the House would be a grave mistake and could set a dangerous precedent for the future,” he said.


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