House GOP is moving swiftly toward Mayorkas' impeachment as Senate focuses on a border security deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Laying the groundwork for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, a House committee on Thursday heard from parents whose tearful testimony sought to link government border policy to their daughters' deaths and from a law professor warning off the effort.

Green, a Tennessee Republican, opened the second impeachment hearing saying “no American is safe” under Mayorkas' handling of the U.S.-Mexico border, with a record number of illegal crossings. He argued that the secretary's “egregious misconduct and failure to fulfill his oath of office” are grounds for impeachment.