House Speaker Vows Impeachment Vote on Homeland Security Secretary Over Border Crisis
• House Speaker Mike Johnson said he will hold a House floor vote "as soon as possible" to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for his role in the record levels of illegal immigration at the southern border.
• The House Homeland Security Committee will hold a Tuesday markup on articles of impeachment against Mayorkas. If impeached, he would be just the second cabinet secretary in history to face such action.
• Mayorkas and the Biden administration are being blamed by Republicans for ignoring and undermining immigration laws, which they say has led to the border crisis.
• Over 302,000 migrants were detained illegally crossing the border in December, an all-time monthly high, showing the situation is getting worse.
• Johnson said President Biden should take unilateral action on border security if he wants Republicans to view him as negotiating in good faith on immigration reforms.