House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Says His Duties Compel Him to Continue Mayorkas Impeachment

“Look, this is our duty,” Mr. Green said. “If [Mr. Mayorkas] was Republican, I'd be doing this.”

Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) arrives for a House Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Sept. 14, 2023. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-Tenn.) said he’s not concerned about the political spectacle of impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, saying his committee is duty-bound to advance the impeachment effort no matter how the rest of Congress rules on the matter.

Members of Mr. Green’s committee weighed in on Mr. Mayorkas’s tenure as the top U.S. homeland security official on Tuesday ahead of a vote that will determine if and how he may be impeached for an alleged failure to secure the U.S. border.