By Steve Neavling
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Republicans may try to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
McCarthy made the statement Monday during a visit to the southern border, The Hill reports.
“This is his moment in time to do his job,” McCarthy said. “But at any time if someone is derelict in their job, there is always the option of impeaching somebody.”
Mayorkas is scheduled to testify before the House on Wednesday and Thursday.
Republicans are opposed to lifting Title 42, which has allowed the U.S. to deny asylum-seekers a hearing.
The Biden administration said it plans to lift Title 42 on May 23.
Mayoraka’s “first response to us should be, ‘We should not lift Title 42,’ ” McCarthy said. “They’re not prepared to protect, and we cannot sustain what will happen to this nation.”
Although Democrats have a slim majority in the House, that could change in the November mid-terms, which would make impeachment far more likely.
