He Senate trial against the Secretary of Homeland Security of the United States, Alejandro Mayorkas, due to the migration crisis on the border with Mexico will begin this Wednesday at the request of the Republicans, but the Democratic-controlled House is expected to reject it.
In the middle of an election year, migration has become one of the key issues of the campaign that pits the Democratic president, Joe Biden, against his predecessor, the Republican Donald Trump (2017-2021).
Republicans accuse Mayorkas, 64, of having caused a migration crisis on the border between the United States and Mexico and initiated impeachment proceedings against him.
In mid-February, the minister was indicted in the House of Representatives, where the conservatives have a majority.
It was the first time in 150 years that a high-ranking cabinet official was impeached. It only happened in 1876 with Secretary of War William Belknap, accused of corruption, but he resigned before the procedure, called “impeachment” in English, ended.
On Tuesday, The accusation against Mayorkas was officially sent to the Senate, which must, as required by the Constitution, judge the minister.
The procedure is scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. local time, but the Democrats consider that the Republicans are using the minister as a scapegoat and will dismiss him.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has pledged to do everything possible to speed up the trial and dismiss it, perhaps as soon as Wednesday.
The Constitution establishes that Congress can impeach the president, a minister or federal judges in cases of treason, corruption or other serious crimes and misdemeanors.
Alejandro Mayorkas has repeatedly rejected the Republicans' accusations and accused them of “wasting precious time and taxpayers' money.”
The situation continues to be a headache for Joe Biden, less than seven months before the presidential elections.
(Republicans) waste precious time and taxpayers' money
Republicans, many of them close to former President Trump and whose rhetoric is very anti-immigration, They accuse the Democratic ruler of having allowed an “invasion.” They give as an example the record number in December, when the US border patrol carried out 302,000 interceptions of migrants or asylum seekers who crossed the border without visas or permits.
Donald Trump accuses migrants who entered the country illegally of having committed heinous crimes and crimes.
The Republican magnate threatens to expel migrants en masse if he wins the November elections. They “poison” the blood of the country and “are killing” the United States, he repeats in his actions.
But neither available police statistics from large American cities nor studies by experts show that to be true.
Meanwhile, The White House accuses conservatives of sabotaging a bipartisan attempt to find a solution to the immigration crisis.
And the House of Representatives refuses to even vote on a text on the matter, which includes restrictions that they themselves have requested, considering it too lax.
AFP
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