House Republicans have voted to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, after botching their first attempt last week.
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on November 15, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Committee held a hearing titled,"Worldwide Threats to the Homeland."
Despite Republicans in the lower chamber finally delivering on their long-standing promise to impeach Mayorkas, there is little chance the DHS secretary will actually be convicted by the Democrat-controlled Senate. On Jan. 31, Republicans in the Homeland Security Committee approved articles of impeachment accusing Mayorkas of presiding “over a reckless abandonment of border security and immigration enforcement, at the expense of the Constitution and the security of the United States.” This came after months of stalling from House Republican leadership, who in November moved the caucus toreleased in January.
The first floor vote on the resolution to impeach Mayorkas failed spectacularly when the majority — which could only afford to lose two votes given several absences within the caucus — somehow bungled their whip count. Republican Reps. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin, Ken Buck of Colorado, and Tom McClintock of California voted no. Democratic Texas Rep.
On Tuesday, Rep. McClintock reiterated that his no-vote hadn’t changed. “The Constitution has not changed since last week, so neither will my vote,” heAbsences threatened to mar the GOP’s second attempt to impeach Mayorkas, too, as a major winter storm blasted huge swaths of the Northeast and disrupted travel for representatives. Nevertheless, they pulled it off, and Mayorkas’ case will be referred to the Senate.
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