[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 186 (Thursday, November 9, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H5663-H5664]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   NOTICE OF INTENTION TO OFFER RESOLUTION RAISING A QUESTION OF THE 
                        PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE

  Ms. GREENE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of 
rule IX, I seek recognition to give notice of my intent to raise a 
question of the privileges of the House.
  The form of the resolution is as follows:
  Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland 
Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
  Resolved, that Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland 
Security, is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, and that the 
following articles of impeachment be exhibited to the United States 
Senate.
  Articles of impeachment exhibited by the House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in the name of itself and of the people of 
the United States of America, against Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, 
Secretary of Homeland Security, in maintenance and support of its 
impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanors.
  Rather than adhering to an oath he took to defend and secure our 
country and uphold the Constitution when he was sworn in as Secretary 
of Homeland Security, Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas has engaged in a 
pattern of conduct that is incompatible with the laws of the United 
States as follows:
  Article II of the Constitution requires that the executive branch, 
which today includes the Secretary of Homeland Security, ensure the 
laws passed by Congress and signed into law by the President are 
faithfully executed.
  The Secure Fence Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-367) requires that the 
Secretary of Homeland Security ``maintain operational control over the 
entire international land and maritime borders of the United States.''
  In his willful admittance of border crossers, terrorists, human 
traffickers, drugs, and other contraband, Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas 
has failed to maintain operational control of the border, thereby 
violating the Secure Fence Act of 2006.
  The Guarantee Clause set forth in Article IV, Section 4 of the 
Constitution dictates, ``The United States shall guarantee to every 
State in this Union a Republican form of government, and shall protect 
each of them against invasion; and on application of the legislature, 
or of the Executive (when the legislature cannot be convened) against 
domestic violence.''
  The Guarantee Clause clearly dictates that the Federal Government has 
the constitutional duty and obligation to protect each of the States 
from invasion.

  Mr. Speaker, as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, 
Alejandro Mayorkas, has violated his oath to uphold this constitutional 
duty by allowing the invasion of approximately 10 million illegals 
across our borders. The ongoing invasion at our southern border is a 
direct national security threat against the States and against the 
citizens therein. Secretary Mayorkas has willfully abandoned his duty 
to secure the border and protect States against invasion, thereby 
violating Article IV, Section 4 of the Constitution.
  To wit, since Mayorkas has headed the Department of Homeland 
Security, there have been approximately 10 million illegal border 
crossers who have invaded our country at our border, this is broken 
down between 8 million encounters and approximately 1.8 million known 
got-aways who have evaded United States authorities and are roaming the 
interior of the United States.
  At least 280 people on terrorist watch lists caught while attempting 
to cross the border between ports of entry.
  Approximately 400,000 unaccompanied illegal children encountered at 
the southern border, with at least 85,000 of these children having gone 
missing.
  At least 1,424 deaths of illegals at the southern border.
  Approximately 73,000 special interest aliens arrested at our border, 
which are aliens from a nation that promotes terrorist activities, 
harbors terrorists, or poses a security threat to the United States. 
This is the number arrested at the border, not counting however many of 
the 1.8 million known got-aways are special interest aliens.

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  Approximately 659 special interest aliens from Iran;
  Approximately 6,386 special interest aliens from Afghanistan;
  Approximately 538 special interest aliens from Syria;
  Approximately 3,153 special interest aliens from Egypt;
  Approximately 12,624 special interest aliens from Uzbekistan;
  Approximately 30,830 special interest aliens from Turkiye;
  Approximately 1,613 special interest aliens from Pakistan;
  Approximately 164 special interest aliens from Lebanon;
  Approximately 185 special interest aliens from Jordan;
  Approximately 123 special interest aliens from Iraq; and
  Approximately 15,594 special interest aliens from Mauritania.
  In fiscal year 2021, Customs and Border Patrol, CBP, seized 
approximately 11,200 pounds of fentanyl. In fiscal year 2022, CBP 
seized approximately 14,700 pounds of fentanyl. In fiscal year 2023, 
CBP has seized a record of approximately 27,000 pounds of fentanyl. 
Over 70,000 Americans died from fentanyl in fiscal year 2022. Fentanyl 
is now the number one killer of Americans between the ages of 18 and 
45. Fentanyl kills approximately 300 Americans a day. This is the 
amount of fentanyl that has been seized at the border, yet 300 
Americans are still being killed by fentanyl poisoning every day. The 
amount of unseized fentanyl has not even been taken into account.
  The Constitution also requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
observe the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1101. This law 
requires Homeland Security to detain inadmissible aliens arriving in 
the United States or illegal aliens presently in the United States. 
Instead, the Department of Homeland Security, under Secretary Mayorkas, 
has practiced catch-and-release policies, whereby illegals are 
detained, but then released, without any mechanism to ensure they show 
up to court for processing.
  By terminating contracts for border wall construction, ending the 
migrant protection protocols, remain in Mexico, unlawfully granting 
categorical parole, and being complicit in ending title 42, Mayorkas 
has made it easier for illegal people and drugs to enter the United 
States, endangering American citizens, and has made it harder for CBP 
to expel such threats.
  Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, in his inability to enforce the law, has 
engaged in a pattern of conduct that is incompatible with his duties as 
a civil officer of the United States.
  Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, in his failure to uphold the oath he 
took, has, by his actions, lost the trust of citizens of the United 
States to faithfully execute the laws of the United States.
  Wherefore, Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, thus warrants impeachment and 
trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any 
office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under rule IX, a resolution offered from the 
floor by a Member other than the majority leader or the minority leader 
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a question of the privileges of the House has immediate precedence only 
at a time designated by the Chair within 2 legislative days after the 
resolution is properly noticed.
  Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the 
gentlewoman from Georgia will appear in the Record at this point.
  The Chair will not, at this point, determine whether the resolution 
constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at 
the time designated for consideration of the resolution.

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