alejandro mayorkas

Alejandro Mayorkas is the first Cabinet secretary since 1876 to be impeached by the House House Republicans have voted to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, after botching their first attempt last week.  Despite Republicans in the lower chamber finally delivering on their long-standing promise to impeach Mayorkas, there is little chance the DHS secretary will actually be convicted by the Democrat-controlled Senate. On Jan. 31, Republicans in the Homeland…

House Republicans opposing sweeping reforms to the nation’s immigration law tried — and failed — to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday over his handling of border security. Republicans, who hold a razor-slim majority over Democrats, could only afford to lose two votes on the resolution accusing Mayorkas of presiding “over a reckless abandonment of border security and immigration enforcement, at the expense of the Constitution and the security of the United States.” The vote was…

House Republicans released articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday, prompting the federal government to respond in a scathing memo calling the impeachment effort “unconstitutional evidence free.” In addition to accusing Mayorkas of not following immigration laws, the GOP’s articles claim Mayorkas “terminated contracts” to build Donald Trump’s wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Republican House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green said in a statement on Sunday, “These…

The House Homeland Security Committee will hold its first impeachment hearing against DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas next week House Republicans will kick off 2024 by initiating impeachment proceedings against Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. According to Punchbowl News, the House Committee on Homeland Security plans to hold its first impeachment hearing against the secretary next week.  In November, the House voted to refer an impeachment resolution against Mayorkas to the…

Colorado Senator and failed Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bennet introduced a new bill Friday to create an “AI Task Force” of government experts who could identify risks and reduce potential civil liberties and privacy drawbacks from the disruptive tech. The proposed legislation marks one of the first AI safety bill to make its way Congress as public concerns around AI and calls for regulation gain traction amid the widespread popularity of ChatGPT and other chatbots.Warning! Microsoft Wants ChatGPT to Control…

The Biden administration must protect young adults who could lose US immigration status because of processing delays for permanent residency, said tech companies including Amazon.com Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google. After turning 21, foreigners can no longer stay in the United States on their parents' work visas. If applications for their own visas are not processed by that birthday-as is often happening amid pandemic-induced delays - they must leave. Unlike millions of undocumented immigrants popularly known as "Dreamers"…