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Advocacy Groups Demand Impeachment of DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin
7/22/2026, 9:01:45 PM
Impeachment Call Against the Homeland Security Secretary
Voto Latino and a coalition of dozens of advocacy organizations sent a letter to Congress urging the immediate introduction of articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin.
Recent Federal Enforcement Deaths Provide Context
The coalition’s demand follows a series of high-profile incidents involving federal immigration authorities. Earlier this year, two U.S. citizens were killed in Minneapolis during encounters with immigration officials. More recently, two separate shootings by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers—Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston and Joan Guerrero in Maine—occurred within a single week, prompting nearly every member of the House Democratic Caucus to request an independent investigation.
Composition of the Advocacy Coalition and Letter Recipients
It was addressed to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), and Representatives Jim Jordan (R-OH), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), and Bennie Thompson (D-MS).
Official Responses and Ongoing Investigation
The Hill reported that it has reached out to the offices of the listed representatives and to DHS for comment, but no responses were available at the time of publication. The request for impeachment and independent investigations remains pending, with congressional leaders yet to publicly address the coalition’s demands.
