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House Republicans are gearing up to start impeachment proceedings against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas next week. Their focus is on immigration, and the move is meant to put pressure on the administration in the lead-up to the November election.
Republicans are increasing their protest efforts against Joe Biden, taking advantage of a surge of migrants at the southern border. The president’s team is responding more aggressively. White House Spokesman Andrew Bates put it bluntly, saying Republicans are “hamstringing” the administration’s immigration reform efforts to make the crisis worse.
House Speaker Mike Johnson shot back at Biden’s response, leading a dozen House Republicans on a border visit in Texas. Governor Greg Abbott has continued to strain the resources of sanctuary cities with his busing program, but the administration has yet to provide relief as Democratic leaders have demanded in response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis.
The administration is taking steps to reverse Abbott’s hardline immigration agenda, including filing an emergency motion to the Supreme Court to dismantle razor-wire Texas constructed along the border. Relationships between the administration and the Texas state government remain tense, with the administration threatening to sue the state if it goes ahead with an extreme deportation law signed by Abbott in December.
But Abbott remains defiant and has pushed back against the DOJ’s razor-wire filing. Meanwhile, Capitol Hill Republicans are using the border crackdown as a sticking point in the effort to pass Biden’s supplemental spending package. Former President Trump is also weighing in with dehumanizing and divisive rhetoric, seeking to stoke fears and animosities among his base.
As the crisis deepens, the majority of voters in recent polls have suggested they prefer Trump’s approach to immigration policy over Biden’s. With the administration struggling to address the issue, Americans could become more receptive to the superficial, inhumane initiatives proposed on the right.
The situation is far more complicated than Trump and his allies insist, and the actions of Abbott and other hardline Republicans aren’t helping. However, the Biden administration’s struggle to tackle the issue could make the president more vulnerable politically, and his actions are being closely watched. “Without significant intervention from the federal government,” Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said last week, “this mission will not be sustained.”