Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene moves to impeach US Homeland Security secretary
By Moira Warburton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a hardline Republican, on Thursday moved to force a House of Representatives vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, saying the administration has failed to secure the U.S.-Mexico border.
Greene accused Mayorkas, an appointee of Democratic President Joe Biden, of violating his oath of office by failing to constrain the record numbers of migrants arriving at the border.
«This isn't just a southern border issue, it's affecting our whole country and we have to do something about it,» Greene said, after introducing a motion that the House will need to vote on in the next two days it is in session.
The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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