House Homeland Security Committee to Host Second Mayorkas Impeachment Hearing Jan. 18

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green, R-Tenn., on Friday announced that he will hold a hearing to continue impeachment proceedings against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas next Thursday.

“The human cost of Secretary Mayorkas’ failed leadership and decision-making is truly immeasurable," the committee, chaired by Mark Green, R-Tenn., wrote in a press release. "Due to his refusal to uphold his oath of office, tens of thousands of families have suffered the devasting loss of loved ones due to the smuggling of fentanyl across our open Southwest border, law enforcement at our borders and across the country have been completely overwhelmed, and countless Americans and migrants have lost their lives at the hands of vicious cartels and gang members."

This hearing, titled “Voices for the Victims: The Heartbreaking Reality of the Mayorkas Border Crisis," will examine the "consequences of Secretary Mayorkas’ intentional border crisis to Americans across the country" and will feature "those who have been impacted by his refusal to enforce the laws of the United States," according to a press release from the committee.

At the first Mayorkas impeachment hearing on Wednesday, members questioned witnesses from three GOP state officials including Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond and Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey. Every official testified that they believe the secretary has not enforced border policies enacted by Congress and misled lawmakers when he testified that he had full operational control of the border in April 2022.

However, University of Missouri Law Prof. Frank Bowman, who also testified as a witness, said impeachment should only be used “measure of last resort,” and not as a tool to enforce policy.

The impeachment efforts by Republicans have faced ridicule from Democrats who view the attempt as a "circus sideshow" created to "distract from their own failures," committee ranking Member Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said at the first hearing.