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The impeachment charges against Mayorkas come as border security is fast becoming a top political issue in the 2024 election, a particularly potent line of attack being leveled at President Joe ...
Mayorkas was impeached by the House of Representatives after being accused of not enforcing immigration law, but the Senate dismissed the charges, according to BBC. Majorkas’ impeachment marks ...
Mayorkas, who did not appear to testify before the impeachment proceedings, put the border crisis squarely on Congress for failing to update immigration laws during a time of global migration.
[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 committee spent much of Tuesday debating before recommending two articles of impeachment against Mr Mayorkas to the House floor. “We cannot allow this man to remain in office any longer ...
A handful of Republicans joined the Democrats to vote down the impeachment resolution. Mayorkas would have been the first cabinet secretary impeached since 1876. U.S. House fails to impeach ...
[85] [86] [87] On February 13, 2024, the House voted to impeach Mayorkas on a party-line vote of 214–213; three Republicans joined all 210 Democrats in voting no. [88] He was the first federal official to be impeached based solely on policy disagreements, [88] and the first Cabinet secretary to be impeached in 150 years.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas survived an impeachment vote on Tuesday. House Republicans needed nearly every member to vote in favor of impeachment, but four GOP lawmakers did not ...