Mayorkas Impeachment Is About ‘Rule of Law,’ Rep. Josh Brecheen Says, as Senate Outcome Uncertain

Rep. Josh Brecheen (R-Okla.) is standing by the impeachment case against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, even as the Democrat-controlled Senate appears poised to quickly dismiss the case. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives impeached Mr. Mayorkas in February on two articles alleging he has engaged in a “willful and systemic refusal to comply with” U.S. immigration law and has breached the public trust by lying about the state of U.S. border security and hindering congressional investigations on the topic. The first impeachment article focuses on a specific federal law requiring federal immigration authorities to detain inadmissible non-citizens until they can be deported or an immigration court can adjudicate any asylum claims they might have. The impeachment proponents have insisted Mr. Mayorkas has defied this federal law by releasing these inadmissible non-citizens into the country through parole measures rather than detaining them until they are either granted asylum or deported....