House Republicans impeach Alejandro Mayorkas in historic vote
- The House of Representatives has impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, making it the second time in U.S. History that a Cabinet member has been impeached. Mayorkas is accused of violating immigration laws and obstructing oversight.
- Mayorkas will now face trial in the Senate, where a two-thirds majority is needed to convict and remove him from office, which is unlikely to happen given the Democrat-controlled Senate.
- The impeachment effort has been criticized as a political move by Republicans, with experts and DHS spokesperson Mia Ehrenberg calling it baseless and unconstitutional.
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What happens next in the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas?
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate is expected to head to trial later this month after House Republicans impeached Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Tuesday in a historic move against a sitting Cabinet member.
House Republicans Finally Impeach Mayorkas
If you don’t succeed at first, try again. House Republicans succeeded in their second attempt to impeach the man overseeing the most porous border in U.S. history. DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was impeached by the slimmest margin possible, 214-213. TNA’s Steve Bonta and Gary Benoit join Paul Dragu to discuss this historic moment and other ... The post House Republicans Finally Impeach Mayorkas appeared first on The New American.
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