That Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, and that the following articles of impeachment be exhibited to the United States Senate: Articles of impeachment exhibited by the House of Representatives of the United States of America in the name of itself and of the people of the United States of America, against Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, in maintenance and support of its impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanors. Article I Rather than adhering to an oath he took to defend and secure our country and uphold the Constitution when he was sworn in as Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas has engaged in a pattern of conduct that is incompatible with the laws of the United States, as follows: Article II of the Constitution requires that the Executive branch, which today includes the Secretary of Homeland Security, ensure the laws passed by Congress and signed into law by the President are faithfully executed. The Secure Fence Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–367 ) requires that the Secretary of Homeland Security maintain operational control over the entire international land and maritime borders of the United States . In his willful admittance of border crossers, terrorists, human traffickers, drugs, and other contraband, Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas has failed to maintain operational control of the border, thereby violating the Secure Fence Act of 2006. To wit, since Mayorkas has headed the Department of Homeland Security, during which 0 miles of border wall have been added, there have been— approximately 6 million illegal border crosser encounters at the southern border; at least 1.4 million known gotaways ; at least 193 people on terrorist watchlists caught while attempting to cross the border at ports of entry; at least 348,812 unaccompanied illegal children encountered at the southern border, with at least 85,000 of these children having gone missing