US Senate seen swiftly ending impeachment of Biden's top border official

16/4/2024 19:10

        The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday is expected to hand off its impeachment of President Joe Biden's top border security official to the Democratic-majority Senate, which is expected to bring it to a swift end.
        
        More than two months have passed since the House voted by a razor-thin margin to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who Republicans accuse of failing to enforce U.S. border laws and lying to Congress amid record-setting levels of illegal immigration.
        
        Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer is expected to quickly bring an end to the matter, which Democrats say is a politically motivated misuse of the impeachment process, though doing so will draw protests from Republican lawmakers.
        
        Some lawmakers also argue the matter is a poor use of time as Congress confronts global worries including the risk of the Israel-Gaza war possibly turning into a regional conflict and Russia gaining ground in its war against Ukraine.