House Republicans accuse Democrats of pushing a partisan impeachment effort against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, arguing the resolution lacks bipartisan support and is aimed more at political messaging than accountability. (Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images)
"The record low border crossings we have seen in just the first year of the Trump Administration make clear that Mayorkas willingly chose to leave our border open, despite his two-faced rhetoric under oath," Fallon added. "Secretary Noem is doing her job at DHS, whereas Mayorkas failed."
Fallon was also joined by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., in introducing the articles of impeachment against Mayorkas in 2023. Biggs, who is currently running for governor of Arizona, told Fox News Digital "what Democrats are pushing now is something entirely different."
"[Mayorkas] willfully refused to enforce federal law, misled Congress, and presided over the worst border collapse in American history," Biggs told Fox News Digital. "As a Representative from Arizona, I’ve seen firsthand the harm his failures caused—overrun communities, overwhelmed law enforcement, and a federal government that abandoned its duty to secure the border."
Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., told Fox News Digital that the resolution to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is incomparable to the successful resolution that ultimately impeached Mayorkas. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The vote to formally convict the former DHS Secretary died in the Senate in a 51-49 vote when the chamber had a Democrat majority. A two-thirds majority is required to remove an official from office if an impeachment conviction is reached in the Senate. No Democrats in both the House and the Senate voted in favor of impeaching Mayorkas.
With Republicans now controlling both the House and the Senate, Democrats have a heavy lift if they intend to impeach Noem, and Fallon even dismissed the current resolution that Kelly introduced as a "messaging exercise."
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"It makes sense then that Democrats can’t even present a unified front on their Secretary Noem impeachment resolution," Fallon told Fox News Digital. "This is a messaging exercise aimed at catering to Democrats’ increasingly far-left base and is equally as divorced from reality."
Should Democrats take control of the House after the 2026 midterms, a two-thirds majority vote in the Senate remains unlikely in 2027.
President Donald Trump told reporters that Noem would not be stepping down from her role during a press gaggle on Tuesday.
"This is obviously one of those witch hunts," Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, told Fox News Digital. "This is another example of the Democrats showing their hypocrisy."
Agitators converge after the shooting of Alex Pretti. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
The agency later revealed the officer who fired the shots in what DHS says was according to protocol and in self-defense. He suffered from internal bleeding after being struck by Good’s vehicle.
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Following Good’s death, demonstrations erupted in the streets of Minneapolis with little to no local police presence. Agitators were directing traffic and barricades were established similar to agitator zoning that took place in the Twin Cities after the death of George Floyd.
Trump held a phone call with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Monday morning. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters the president asked Walz to "work together peacefully" with ICE agents and DHS.
Preston Mizell is a writer with Fox News Digital covering breaking news.
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