A House Republican has filed the first articles of impeachment in the new Congress, targeting Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for failing to secure the southern border and then misleading lawmakers about his efforts.
Rep. Pat Fallon, Texas Republican, said Mr. Mayorkas is violating a 2006 law that requires the government to establish and maintain “operational control” of the border.
Mr. Fallon said not only has the border deteriorated to historic levels of chaos, but Mr. Mayorkas also has not been truthful in his evaluation of the border in testifying to Congress. That, the GOP lawmaker said, amounts to perjury.