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House Republicans are set to hold an impeachment hearing for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The push comes after a yearlong inquiry into the increase in border crossings at the U ...
Mayorkas and Democrats have pushed back, arguing that the impeachment effort is political. Alejandro Mayorkas during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing (Graeme Sloan / Sipa USA via AP file)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives committee next week will advance an effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over allegations he has ...
If the House does vote to impeach Mayorkas, the charges would next go to the Democratic-controlled Senate, which would conduct an impeachment trial. No Cabinet official has been impeached in ...
[5] [6] Mayorkas was confirmed by the United States Senate in a 56–43 vote. [7] This made Mayorkas's appointment one of the most contested of all Biden's cabinet nominees. [8] In August 2021, Congressman Andy Biggs introduced a resolution to impeach Mayorkas. It was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary and saw no further action. [9]
The House vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas failed Tuesday evening, a stunning blow to House Republicans who had pushed the effort as a key political goal.
The Mayorkas vote comes during a presidential election year amid a showdown between the House and the Senate over how to address the record number of illegal border crossings.
Following the House vote to impeach Alejandro Mayorkas, Scripps News learned that the Senate's impeachment trial will begin Feb. 26.