The impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and a bipartisan border are related issues. Congress should move forward with both.
- David Plazas is the director of opinion and engagement for the USA TODAY Network Tennessee.
One person who can change the national conversation on immigration and border security lives in Middle Tennessee – Congressman Mark Green, R-Clarksville, who chairs the U.S. House of Representatives’ Homeland Security Committee.
Green, a doctor, Army combat veteran, and three-term incumbent, now represents a significant portion of Nashville since the 2022 redistricting. He has visited the U.S.-Mexico border and is a firm critic of the Biden Administration.
In fact, he is leading the charge by House Republicans to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, accusing him of dereliction of duty for not securing the southern border given the recent record number of undocumented immigrant encounters.
“Having exhausted all other options to hold Secretary Mayorkas accountable, it is unmistakably clear that Congress must exercise its constitutional duty and impeach him,” Green posted on X on Sunday.